POLS 250 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Liberal Feminism, Cass Sunstein, Direct Democracy
4 Apr 2016
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*elected aristocracy: the most upright, intelligent and politically experienced citizens they must be morally outstanding/ intelligent individuals they must also govern for the interests of all and not their own personal/ private interests. Rousseau endorses a democratic form of sovereignty, but not a democratic form of government the sovereign is the supreme authority (made up of all citizens) 3: sanctity of the social contract, sectarian intolerance prohibited life after death just will be rewarded and the wicked punished. War with america will threaten stability and the old traditions of england distort the policies be hugely expensive. Will promote a fixation on fighting americans as opposed to fostering interests in human security. *leading causes of death amongst young adults (18- 29) total: 47, 222 deaths (35, 344 or 75% were male) The personal is political * the motto of feminism challenges the private/ public dichotomy of liberal political theory. It was the result of human beings and males.
