POLI 2051 Chapter : Exam 1 Review
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The exam is over topics covered in the lecture and material from your text. About two thirds of the questions come from topics covered in lectures. The questions from the text are mostly from the key terms identified in each chapter. Without government, we would have to exist in a state of nature . Government- a formally established way of making and carrying out political. Politics- the competition to shape government"s impact on society"s impact on decisions society"s problems and goals. In what ways is our present government undemocratic? social contract theory can help answer the why question normative and empirical theories and statements. Normative- the way things ought to be. Empirical- the way things actually are (ex: trump is our president. Social contract theory: not a written contract, but rather, a general agreement between the people and their government, each accepts certain obligations.
