[POLISCI 141] - Final Exam Guide - Ultimate 29 pages long Study Guide!

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Justice seems easy in abstract yet difficult in the particular. Key questions: how should limited resources be allocated and who bears the burden of providing those resources. Government is a set of institutions and procedures that rule a land and its people. Government can be very simple such as a student government or complex such as the us national system. Government is essential because there is no way to enforce rules. Need some basic form of government or there will be chaos. If men were angels, no government would be necessary. madison no one person is perfect. This is realistic due to the fact that everyone will put oneself before others. Goals of the government: concerned about factions or a group of people with a common interest and coming together to dominate all the others. Ultimate goal is to prevent any one faction from gaining power. Goal one: provide order ensure some sort of order.