Please copy and complete this chart Dictatorship Positive

Please copy and complete this chart: Dictatorship Positive aspect (1) Negative aspect (1) Democracy

agree disagree Angelina Jolie should be able to adopt as many kids as she wants (with or without a husband)

agree The Vikings should be able to sign any player they want and can afford. disagree

agree Professional athletes have an “unwritten contract” with American youth. disagree

agree disagree A single student should be chosen to create all of the rules/consequences at BSHS

agree The power to create laws should be in the hands of the local police force. disagree

agree Members of Congress should not have to face trial for crimes while in office so they can focus on making laws. disagree

agree Your household should make decisions based on “majority rule, ” regardless of age or relationship. disagree

Enlightenment You will analyze 4 philosophers and their views on what the ideal government should be. You will give a short Biography Philosophy of gov’t Beliefs of the best form of govt Do general thinkers worksheet

Locke Monetesquieu Rousseau Philosopher Hobbes Best Form of Philosophica Biography Government l Ideas (Belief)

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s Hobbe s A Palestinian youth throws a tear gas canister back toward Israeli soldiers during clashes in the West Bank town of Ramallah Friday Feb. 16, 2001 State of nature is the philosophy regarding how humans would act in their most basic state without a government. Hobbes believed the state of nature is where man lived before the formation of society. It was founded on a savage selfishness, which drove man to gain pleasure without concern for justice or mercy toward other men. State of war-Hobbes believed that in the state of nature, people were always at war with one another, a war of all against all. Each individual was allowed to do anything they pleased and people were in constant fear for their lives.

Thomas Hobbes The Trail of Tears By Robert Lindneux Limited Government is the philosophy that government does not have absolute authority. Hobbes did not believe that there should be many limits on government, but he did not think that a government could do anything that would injure his or her subjects.

Thomas Hobbes Is our government today limited or unlimited? What makes you think this? Is justice being “equally administered to all degrees of people” as Hobbes thought government should do? Do you agree that without government, humans would naturally be in a state of war? Is government a necessary element for society? Locke believed that in a state of nature “no one ought to harm another in his life, health, or possessions. ” In other words, he had a positive view of human nature. Compare this view of nature to that of Hobbes. How do these men illustrate contrasting views of human nature? Who do you believe is right?

John Locke The Problem We All Live With by Norman Rockwell “The state of nature has a law of nature to govern it, which treats everyone equally …[B]eing equal and independent, no one ought to harm another in his life, health, or possessions. ” -John Locke Philosophy : Unalienable rights: Rights that cannot be taken away from anyone, for example freedom of speech. Equal rights: The belief that all persons, regardless of sex, race, ethnicity, age, etc. , have the same rights as everyone else.

John Locke Flag with Male Symbol By Dave Cutler “The old [traditions] are apt to lead men into mistakes, as this [idea] of [fatherly] power’s probably has done, which seems so [eager] to place the power of parents over their children wholly in the father, as if the mother has no share in it. Whereas if we consult reason or [the Bible], we shall find she has an equal title. ” -John Locke

John Locke June 1989 – Tiananmen Square “The end [purpose] of law is not to abolish or restrain, but to preserve and enlarge freedom. ” John Locke - Limited Government: Believed a government that does not have absolute authority. Consent of the governed: Believed that governments gain their authority from their people. A government is not legitimate if the people do not give their

John Locke Are all rights equal or are some more important than others? How do you think Locke would respond to our current government? How do you think Locke would respond to the rules of Bryan Station High School?

Montesqui eu “When the [lawmaking] and [law enforcing] powers are united in the same person, there can be no liberty. ” -Baron de Montesquieu Separation of Powers is the principle/philosophy of dividing the powers of a government among different branches to guard against abuse of authority. A government of separated powers assigns different political and legal powers to the legislative, executive, and judicial

Montesqui eu Equality under the law is the belief that all people receive fair and equal protection by the government through written law.

Montesquieu Do you agree with Montesquieu’s thoughts about a republican government? What advantages does he believe this form of government has over a democracy? Do you believe that people receive equal treatment before the law? Why or why not? How do you think Montesquieu would respond to our current government? How do you think Montesquieu would respond to the government of Bryan Station High School?

Jean Jacques Rousseau Apollo 11 astronaut Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin stands facing the U. S. flag on the Moon Philosophy: Civil Society occurs after people leave the state of nature. By entering civil society people gain civil liberty and the legal right of property in what he possess. They also gain moral freedom, making

Jean Jacques Rousseau Social Contract is the belief that people join groups, and these groups make a presence known as a society. A social contract is the agreement that the people agree to form rules and conditions in government for membership in their society. Equality is the belief that all persons are entitled to equal rights and treatment before the George Giusti - 1955

Quotes: Rewrite these in your own words Rewrite this in your own words: “Unnecessary laws are not good laws, but traps for money. ” “The state of nature has a law of nature to govern it, which treats everyone equally. …[B]eing equal and independent, no one ought to harm another in his life, health or possessions”. “We have reason to conclude that all peaceful beginnings of government have been laid in the consent of the people. ”

Quotes “The great advantage of representatives is, their capacity of discussing public affairs. For this the people collectively are extremely unfit, which is one of the chief inconveniences of a democracy. ” In republican governments, men are all equal; equal they are also in despotic governments: in the former, because they are everything: in the latter, because they are nothing. ” “I …regard the establishment of the political body as a real contract between the people and the chiefs chosen by them: a contract by which both parties bind themselves to observe the laws therein expressed, which form the ties of their union. ”

Exit Slip Enlightenment philosophers such as Locke, Hobbes, and Rousseau developed theory of a „Social Contract. “ the Social Contract provides that: a. government developed out of force. b. those of royal birth should rule c. government exists to serve the will of the people. Which of the following concepts is best represented in this quote from the philosopher John Locke: “The end [purpose] of law is not to abolish or restrain, but to preserve and enlarge freedom. ” a. liberty b. checks and balances