WGU C963 Study Guide (Version 3)
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WGU C963 Study Guide (Version 3)
- John Locke
Answer: English philosopher who advocated the idea of a "social contract" in which government powers are derived from the consent of the governed and in which the government serves the people; also said people have natural rights to life, liberty and property.
- Montesquieu
Answer: French political philosopher who advocated the separation of executive and legislative and judicial powers.Advocated for due process
- Adam Smith
Answer: argued for property rights and minimal gov regulation in economics.
- Social Contracy Theory
Answer: Agreement between people and government where citizens are content to be governed as long as government protects natural rights.
- Thomas Hobbes
Answer: English philosopher who argued society isn’t natural or im- mutable but created by us, instead of being passive members of society we are creators.
- Implicit contracts
Answer: never agreed upon, but we find ourselves in.
"Rights imply obligation so when you take from the pot, you are expected to pay in" Ex: taxes
- State of Nature
Answer: theory on how people might have lived before societies
- Natural Rights
Answer: society can not interfere with our efforts to obtain ex: Food, shelter, clothing
- Hobbes vs. Locke vs. Roussea
Answer: Hobbes- seeks physical security as social contract
Locke- seeks protection from harm and permitting us to pursue our own lives Rousseau- argues for general will of society using uniformity of existence
- Social Contract
Answer: require continual renegotiation to remain relevant to present circumstances.Failure to negotiate can lead to dissolution of society
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- Declaration of Independence
Answer: written mainly by Jefferson, expressed ideas of locke.
-Gov serves to regulate terms of social contract in society and protect our natural rights and serve as democratic conduit for interests
- U.S. Constitution
Answer: turns to less democratic ideas of Montesquieu and Rousseau
- separates legislative, executive and judicial powers, works to determine sovereign- ty of states
- Bill of Rights
Answer: Constitutional amendments that protect the rights of citizens
- Articles of confederation
Answer: first attempt at structuring the United States.
- established republic that held power and elected representatives to govern with independent
self governing states from a union
- bicameral legislature
Answer: two chambers of legislature; House of Representatives and Senate
created so the government didn’t have too much power
- Power to Borrow and coin money
Answer: federal government can establish national banking system; also to control national fiscal power
- Power to declare war
Answer: gov can declare war if deemed appropriate and can appoint military officials
- Power to make Treaties and Alliances with other nations
Answer: could enter into treaties or agreements with other nations if deemed appropriate.
- Power to Regulate Trade w/ Native Americans
Answer: negotiate and regulate trade but, native Americans werent considered citizens of the U.S. and were treated as foreigners.
- Power to settle disputes between states
Answer: right to settle any and all boundary disputes that arose between the states, which were bound to happen.
- Power to Raise an Army or Navy
Answer: National government didn't have the power for its own military so they had to request troops from the states who could deny. This would leave a lack of defense for the country
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