PS 106 Study Guide - Fall 2018, Comprehensive Midterm Notes - United States Congress, Point Of Sale, Supreme Court Of The United States
12 Oct 2018
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Government - a collection of institutions backed by force (so it"s powerful); we are the government. Institution - system where people get together to provide a service. How something is set up, affects what happens in this country. We in america have a two-tiered government (federal and state) In france or england, there"s a one-tiered national government, and there"s only one source of power. 89% of the laws that govern us directly are state laws. Said good people living peacefully is their natural state (state of nature) When something happens that upsets the people (a natural disaster, a fight among the people), the state of nature turns into a state of war. What we need is a state of civil society, where each person gives up some freedoms for protection by government. Men are born free, but everywhere they are in chains.
