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1
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How are Locke’s works relevant?

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They help us to understand the US’s government principles

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Who created the principles that would lead to the founding of the United States?

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John Locke

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Who influenced how everyone should think about gvmt?

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Locke

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How did Locke approach creating his principles?

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Secularly

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What was Locke’s solution to people living under regimes of religions that weren’t theirs?

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Get rid of religious regimes

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Why are absolute monarchs dangerous? (Locke)

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1 person holds all the power

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What does people’s security depend on? (Locke)

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Equitable laws, which you can’t have with absolute monarchy

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What did Locke say was the real reason that monarchies had power?

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They were the strongest

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What did Locke say about people who claimed authority from heritage?

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No benefit or authority should come from the “foundation of all power.”

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Did Locke believe we owe obedience based on strength?

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No

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What were the 2 theories on gvmt legitimacy?

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Government is legitimate to the extent that it:
1. Treats everyone equally
2. Is accepted by the people

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What did Locke say government and law exist to do/What was the basis for judging all gvmts?

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  1. Preserve property, life, and liberty (Secure unalienable rights
  2. Defend from foreign attacks
  3. Serve the common good
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Why do people consent to government? (Locke)

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To have their rights protected

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What is the state of nature? What are our relationships like?

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No government, independence from all other people

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What is the state of nature also called, and what does it look like?

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The state of war, everyone is against each other

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What is Hobbes’ view on humanity? What do we lack in this state?

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We’ll kill each other to preserve ourselves, steal from others, and have no respect for others.

No safety, security, or peace

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What did Locke believe we had to counter the state of nature? What did this say?

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Law of nature- no one should harm another in life, liberty, or property

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What does the law of nature enable you to do?

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Everyone has the right to punish an offender

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When is the law of nature given up?

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When we consent to being governed

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Why do we punish offenders? (Locke)

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To get people to repent and to deter him and others from committing/repeating the offense

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What did Hobbes say in regards to when people kill in a state of nature?

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They kill out of necessity and revenge in a state of nature

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Does partiality still exist with a state of government?

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Yes, but hopefully to a lesser extent

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What did Locke say needs to happen for a good government to deliver punishments?

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They need to be objective

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How do people react when being punished? What could go wrong when deciding punishments?

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People refuse to accept punishments, and executioners can look for revente instead of reparations

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What did Locke say about civil governments repairing issues?

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They can do it in the state of nature and because we’re bad judges of ourselves

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What is civil government?

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The part of the state (excluding military) that enforces laws

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Do we follow the law of nature in the state of nature?

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No

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What does Locke say about fighting off a thief? Can you do it?

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Yes, because the government has failed to defend you and your rights are in danger. You’re acting to preserve yourself, not out of revenge.

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What about rights makes government necessary? (Locke)

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Their insecurity

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Why can’t the government take away our rights? (Locke)

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We have them before government and need government to secure them, which limits the actions they can take

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What does a government’s legitimacy stem from? (Locke)

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Securing its people’s rights and its jurisdiction

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How do individual rights relate to other people?

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Once they encroach on other people’s rights, it’s not okay

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When can governments be dissolved?

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For severe/repeated offenses

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According to Locke, Is monarchy a legitimate form of government? Why?

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No, it’s run by one person who has absolute power.

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Can the government take away rights?

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Not without good cause

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What is the transitive statement that shows the importance of a right to property?

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right to property=liberty
liberty=right to life

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What is the definition of property? What conditions need to be met to make something yours? (Locke)

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Something you add labor to (Labor+nature) that doesn’t take away from people’s security (can’t take away last apple on last apple tree)

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How is waste treated according to the law of nature? (Locke)

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Waste breaks the law of nature because someone else could have used it (implies scarcity_

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How does the state of nature look economically?

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Everyone is poor

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What conditions need to be met for something to be yours according to Lockean principles?

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There needs to be enough left and as good left for everyone else

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Was Locke’s first definition of private property adequate? Why?

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No, inadequate due to scarcity

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What does the right to private property come from? (Locke)

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Scarcity in the state of nature

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Why is there no incentive for private property in the state of nature?

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No protection for property offered

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Why would people want to have property? (Locke)

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Money- people want profit, and more land=more profit

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Where does most of the profit for land come from? (Locke)

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Labor- cultivating a plot of land means you add a TON of value to it

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Benefits of cultivating land/private property (Locke)

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-Enough food for everyone
-Less conflict
-A greater supply
-Encourages trade/bartering (limited by spoiling)

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Why is money important?

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-Creates a reason to produce materials
-Can be used for other thigns
-Increases food supply At least 1000 times
-More money=More products

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What is a drawback of money, and how is this justified? (Locke)

How does a society with/without money compare?

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Vast financial inequality, but major opportunities for advancement.
“King in America (society w/ no $) worse off than day laborer in England (society w/ $)

In a society with no money, the people at the top are worse off than the people at the bottom in a society with money

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What is a major benefit of the rich producing a product and selling it to the poor? (Locke)

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Everyone can get necessities because the rich want luxury.

Rich produce product, poor buy it. Rich get richer, poor have product.

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What is Common Sense?

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A pamphlet written by Thomas Paine

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What are the main point in Common Sense? (Paine)

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Society and government are distinct and have different origins

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Qualities of society (Paine)

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Comes from our wants, creates happiness by “uniting affections”, encourages relations, blessing

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Qualities of government (Paine)

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Impedes happiness by restraining vices, creates distinctions, necessary evil at best, intolerable at worst, necessity caused by our lack of virtue

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What is the true design and end of government, according to Paine?

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Security

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How to calculate most preferable form of government (Paine)

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Lowest cost of security, greatest benefit to society

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What are the qualities of the first government, as described by Paine?

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-State house, everyone has a seat
-Laws are called regulations
-Laws only enforced through damaged reputation

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According to Paine, what happens after 1st government is formed?

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Increased #s mean not evreyone can meet, representatives are needed

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(Paine) What makes a good representative?

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They should act the same way the people they’re representing would, have the same concerns

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(Paine) How should you determine how many reps you should have? (look into this one)

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In proportion to the population

60
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How should the elected and the elector’s concerns line up?

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They should always be the same

61
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How did Paine see England’s involvement in US’s progress?

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US would have done as well, if not better, if Europe hadn’t been involved

62
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Did England offer any protection to the US? Why or why not?

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Yes, but it was out of self-interest

63
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What did Paine say relationships between countries based on parent countries were?

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Backward

64
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What is the US’s parent country? Why? (Present State of American Affairs, Paine)

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Europe- not a country, but parent region due to heterogeneity of population

65
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Did Paine believe the origin of the people should determine what country rules them?

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No

66
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What did Paine say about the US supporting the British army?

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It wouldn’t

67
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What does Paine call us to do?

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Renounce alliance with England

68
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What nations in Europe should the US be partial to? What would the effects of this be?

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None- No further involvement in wars US has no interest in

69
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What does Paine say about people who are pro-reconciliation? (maybe look into)

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They’re biased, people who can’t or won’t see, or have too much regard for Europe (Last is most dangerous)

70
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How urgent are the matters Paine is addressing? Are there any other options left that will bring about lasting security?

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Very- predicts less than 1 year of security. Peace (along with every other method) has failed. Separation is the only permanent solution

71
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What does Paine predict will happen if we were to reconcile? How would this play out, long term?

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Revolt with Britain, could be much worse

72
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Where does prosperity come from? (Present State of American Affairs, Paine)

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Continent, not provinces

73
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Is the king law in america?

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No, law is king

74
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Should we leave the events to chance? How should we handle these issues? (Present State of American Affairs, Paine)

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No, we need to take charge and write our own constitution

75
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Who wrote the American Crisis?

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Thomas Paine

76
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Why did Paine write the American Crisis?

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To strengthen and uplift people

77
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What did Paine argue about difficult conflicts?

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The harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph

78
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What rights did Britain claim to have? How did Paine view this?

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Absolute right, slavery

79
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How did Paine view Britain’s perspectives? Who did he say could express these things?

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Sacrilege, God

80
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What were Paine’s religious views?

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God would intercede because they tried to prevent war

81
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How did Paine view people who supported an offensive war?

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As murderers

82
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How did Paine view mercy in war?

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Manipulative tactic- can’t expect it

83
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What did Locke say in regards to when democracy is justified?

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Only justified to the extent life, liberty, and property are defended.

84
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What was Carnegie’s argument in regards to inequality?

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Civilization has it, but it’s better for everyone

85
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What did Carnegie say was needed for a true civilization

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Wealth

86
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What happens when everyone gets products, according to Carnegie?

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Standard of living goes up

87
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What does prosperity depend on, according to Carnegie, and why?

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Private property (Inventive to develop land and stuff and have it be yours)
Invention of $ (Work hard and make more $, means you produce more)

88
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How is financial inequality resolved?

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Increased wealth, benefits everyone

89
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Who is more anti-monarchical- Paine or Locke?

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Paine, by a wide margin

90
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What forms of government are Paine emphatic about?

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Monarchy and democracy

91
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Who was considered VERY revolutionary during the American revolution?

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Paine

92
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What were Paine’s 2 most influential texts? What did they argue?

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Common sense and the American Crisis- Why American colonies should declare independence and about nature of government

93
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How did Locke feel about the state of nature? Why?

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It’s bad, we need to improve our conditions and live peacefully

94
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How did Paine feel about society? Why?

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It’s good, it unites all towards the greater good and leads to achievement

95
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What did Paine think was the best kind of government? Why?

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Elective democracy- you have representatives acting as the whole body would

96
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What limits did Paine think we should have for representatives and why?

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Term limits and frequent elections to keep common interests (keep reps down to earth)

97
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How complex should government be, according to Paine?

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Simple- less likely to break, easier to repair

98
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Was Paine Fed or Anti-Fed?

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Anti fed- wanted popular participation, complete control of legislature

99
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Did Paine believe in biblical authority?

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No

100
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How did Paine say 1st monarchical rulers got their power? Were they legitimate?

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Leaders of gangs, overpowered everyone else. No

101
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Did Paine trust the people’s sense of government? How did this play out?

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Yes, supported a direct democracy

102
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Did Paine believe the king of Britain could ask for guidance in his rule?

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No, because he was an illegitamite ruler

103
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When would people choose king? (paine) Why?

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Never, king isn’t trustworthy. Always need to check

104
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What was the point of democracy (Paine)?

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To choose people like you, who you trust, to represent you

105
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Paine’s position on power

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Anyone who has power will abuse it

106
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Where should almost all power reside in? (Paine)

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Legislature

107
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What was the argument for equality?

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We’re all created in the same way, equality can only be broken by something that comes after

108
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How is inequality viewed?

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Imposed, unnatural

109
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What were old distinctions of success based on? How did this play out? How permanent were these distinctions?

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Nature- naturally lords and peasants, kings and subjects. Can’t break out of it.

110
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What is old society built on?

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Fundamental inequality

111
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Did Paine say distinction of class caused happiness or misery?

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Misery

112
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America was discovered before/after the reformation. How was this viewed?

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Before, like America was meant to be a haven for people fleeing persecution.

113
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What does the law restrain?

A

The authority of the state

114
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Why is monarchy bad in terms of insecurity?

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Monarchy is unlimited with absolute power, causes insecurity in relationship to the law meant to protect its people

115
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What does the DOI say in regards to rights/equality?

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All men are created equal and have unalienable rights (life, liberty, pursuit of happiness)

116
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What does the DOI say the purpose of gvmt is? Where do they get their consent?

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Protect unalienable rights, consent of the governed

117
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If the government doesn’t protect rights or people don’t consent, what can they do? (DOI)

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Change or dissolve gvmt

118
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Why should the people break off from bad governments?

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It’s their duty to do so

119
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How can democracy be a bad thing?

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It could be used to restrain other people’s rights

120
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What are some of the grievances in the DOI?

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Refusing to approve laws for greater good, attempting to repress representation, dissolving/obstructing government, preventing people from moving to America, cutting off trade

121
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Why does Jefferson say we need to handle these matters with urgency?

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Armies are coming, cruelty almost unparalleled

122
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Article II (State rights)

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Each state must keep sovreignty, freedom, and independence, power, jurisdiction, and rights designated to them in congress

123
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Article III (Allyship of states?)

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All states ally to help each other when under attack

124
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Article IV (Privilege regarding travel, state jurisdiction?)

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Rightly free people will have protections and privileges in travel
All states respect all other state’s jurisdiction

125
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Article V (# of reps per state, discussion rights, term limits?)

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Each state has 2-7 reps, freedom of speech and debate, can’t serve more than 3 years of 6 year term

126
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What needs to happen before you interact with king (Give/receive office, enter into conference, alliance, treaty, or agreement)?

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Need congress approval, Article VI

127
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Article 7 (How are officers at or below colonel appointed? What is their role for common defense?)

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Legislature of each state however they decide

128
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How are war expenses paid for? (DOI)

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Common treasury, in porportion to value of land

129
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Who determines when there’s peace or war, aside from conditions listed in article 6?

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Congress

130
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When are states allowed to determine when to go to war?

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Invasion or resolution being formed by indians, no time to wait for people to assemble, sending/receiving ambassadors, entering treaties/alliances (except where treaties of commerce where legislative power of respective states will be restrained by imposing tarriffs/duties on foreigners as their pwn people are subjected to or from prohibiting exportation/importation of specified goods/commerce)

131
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Can states decide to have a treaty/confederation/alliance?

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Yes, but there needs to be a hearing to say for what purpose and for how long

132
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What is the last resort for appeal of all disputes?

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Congress

133
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Who determines value of $ and regulates trade provided no conflict present with state legislature?

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Congress

134
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What can recessed committee do?

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Manage general affairs, define size of navy per state based on # of white men

135
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What power is the commitee of states limited to?

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Anything that doesn’t require 9/13 states approval

136
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Does the DOI say consent is means by which gvmt operates?

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No

137
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Does the DOI say consent is necessary to establish gvmt?

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Yes

138
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What is America in terms of its establishment?

A

An experiment in modern political theory

139
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Whose principles are the bases of the DOI?

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John Locke

140
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What does a liberal regime aim to do?

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Protect rights

141
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What does a democratic regime do?

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Uses democratic elections to elect president

142
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What were founders of America worried about? How did they handle it?

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Illiberal democracy, set up constitution

143
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Does Jefferson say people have right to alter/abolish gvmt if they’re not ruling?

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No

144
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What part of gvmt does dissolution relate to?

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Liberal, not democratic

145
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Can you dissolve a government that isn’t democratic but protecting your rights?

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No

146
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Who wrote the DOI?

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Collaborative

147
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Who wrote the first fdraft of the DOI?

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Thomas Jefferson

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