POLI 2051 Lecture : Lecture Ch1
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A)government - a formally established way of making and carrying out political decisions. Democratic forms of government: direct democracy, representative democracy (republic) 16 percent wins control of senate: politics - the competition to shape government"s impact on society"s problems and goals. Professor thinks bobby j. doesn"t play politics very well. Consent to government because it protects, it can do things for us. Because government can do things for us. Social contract theory can guide us here, to some extent. Life be worse without government: social contract theory can guide us here to some extent. Normative - the way things ought to be. Social contract theory- guide between the government and the governed. It it not a written contract, a general agreement between the people and their government. The government protects natural rights within sct: life, liberty, and property. Obey rules as long as they respect our natural rights. (obey speed limits) if natural rights not respected, we can overthrow it.
