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WGU C963 - Quizzes 1 – 23 1.What describes characteristics of a social contract>>> -Specification of nat- ural rights -a definition of human nature -a collective expression of a collectively shared interest 2.In what ways is the state of nature important for constructing a social contract>>> -The State of Nature gives definition to what it means to be human -The state of nature gives definition to natural rights 3.Why is it important to now what the quality of life is like in the state of nature>>> -It explains the incentive for working cooperatively with others -it helps to frame the type of social contract that is needed to make individual life better 4.What is the purpose of the social contract>>> -To acknowledge and protect natural rights 1 / 4
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5.What is an important weakness of a social contract>>> -Social contracts require consensus 6.What is true about natural rights>>> -They let you do what you need to survive and be secure -They impart an equality of being among all people 7.What is true about the state of nature>>> -is a thought experiment upon which a definition of proper society and government built -permits a philosophical definition of human nature 8.What conditions are required for a social contract to work>>> - Consensus among whose whom the social contract applies to -uniformity of ability and purpose among those who agree to the social contract 9.Which of these describes the the theory of the social contact>>> - Society is not natural, but created by the people 10.What are the social contracts constructed to be compatible with>>> -Hu- man Nature and Natural rights 11.Which was designed with a concern for the tyranny of factional majori- ty>>> -The constitution 2 / 4
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12.What is the Enlightenment>>> -The source of our ideas about natural rights -A period of Western European history following the Middle Ages 13.Why does the Enlightenment influence American politics and govern- ment>>> -Those immigrating to the American colonies are attracted to the Enlight- enment's ideas of liberty and property 3 / 4
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-The colonist have a long history of self-government, consistent with the Enlight- enment's idea's about government by consent -Ideas of the Enlightenment frame the colonists' response to British violations of natural rights.
14.How do conflicting ideas of the Enlightenment influence American gov- ernment and politics>>> -The constitution sets up a system of government that isn't favorable to the democratic expression of the popular will -The protection of private property can interfere with the government's dealing with important social needs 15.What ideas are embodied in the Declaration of Independence>>> -The idea that governments are created by people to protect their natural rights -the natural rights of life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness 16.In what key ways does the Constitution differ from the Declaration of Independence>>> -is more concerned with controlled rather than expressing the popular will -makes justice more important than liberty 17.What type of rights are contained in the Bill of Rights>>> -Natural rights
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