POL 307 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Enumerated Powers, Human Nature

• School: University of Miami
• Department: Political Science
• Course: POL 307
• Professor: Sylvia Thompson

Document Summary

Too much support for people through public. Human nature is good (people are social, goods and services creates more problems for the recipient and society in the long run. See differences as natural some people are smarter, stronger, more disciplined, more competitive, and work harder than others, so they earned a better quality of life. The government"s attempt to manipulate something that occurs naturally may lead to problems for everyone. Not many things fall on the government to be responsible for. Emphasize safety more, although they do not argue that there should be no public goods and services provided cooperative, compassionate & empathetic) Built in human nature to want to help each other (competition & selfishness are abnormal and bad) Members of society should pitch in and work together (through the government) to assist others. Equality is an important human right (people are equal in their humanness, worth, and right to have a fulfilling life)