POLI 2051 : First Test Notes
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10/1/2013 6:08:00 am: we the people , american indians came from asia 30,000 years ago, english & european settlers arrived on early 1600"s, came seeking political, religious, & economic freedom in the new. Social contract theory: people are free & equal by natural right, people must consent to be governed, people agree to limit their freedoms in return for gov"t providing of life and property. Diversity of america: the diverse of the american population produces difference in policy preference, because we are a democracy we agree to settle these disagreements peacefully. Thomas paine- common sense: pamphlet which argued for independence from england, widely read- 120,000 copies of one for every 13 people, influenced many colonists to support the revolution. & ought to be totally dissolved: the colonists gained victory over the british. Letter to george washington, january 4, 1786: i am certainly not an advocate for frequent changes in laws and constitution.
