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Government Unit 1.1 Slide 2 Government Government institution w/power to make and enforce rules for a group of people ww.cpdulles.com/government.htmww.cpdulles.com/government.htm ww Slide 3 Foundations of Democracy Origins of Govt Origins of Govt Evolution Theory Force Theory Divine Rights of Kings Social Contract Slide 4 Evolution theory Force theory Families grow into nations - tribes, clans Strong overcome weak Alexander the Great, Napoleon, Caesar http://www.texasbeyondhistory.net/tejas/anc estors/images/nelson-a.jpg uhurunews.com/.../ComandanteFidelCastroWFlag.jpg Slide 5 Divine Rights of Kings Aka: legitimacy God selects rulers Ex; ancient China & Egypt, Pope lh3.ggpht.com/.../woFuTo4kJGQ/IMG_2537.JPG Slide 6 Social Contract Theory Hobbs Individuals enter binding contract when part of society upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/ Slide 7 Leading Political Thinkers Thomas Hobbs John Locke Montesquieu William Blackstone Alexis de Tocqueville Voltaire Jean Jacques Rousseau Slide 8 Thomas Hobbs Self interest Give up rights for law & order Supported absolute monarchy http://www.encyclopedia.com/topic/Thomas_Hobbes.aspx http://cache.eb.com/eb/image?id=99235&rendTypeId=4 Slide 9 John Locke All are born free and equal Natural Rights- Life, Liberty, and Property gov is to protect natural rights If a gov fails to do so, right to overthrow it/ or revolution http://robwroblewski.org/images/John_Locke.jpg Slide 10 Montesquieu Separation of Powers Executive Judicial Legislative Checks and Balances http://www.lawbookexchange.com/images/42577.JPG dt-ss.tripod.com/montesquieu.jpg Slide 11 Niccol Machiavelli Monarch- respect private property, traditions & promote material prosperity Liberalism http://www.fortunealley.com/files/imagecache/product_view/ files/ims/the-prince.jpg Slide 12 William Blackstone authority on common law influence on legal job & teaching of law in UK and US http://www.let.rug.nl/usa/images/2003/Willia mBlackstone.jpg http://ecx.images- amazon.com/images/I/51QD3ARGFGL.jpg Slide 13 Alexis de Tocqueville common purpose would bind Americans predicted democracy would increase and rights for all concerned with improving the lives of all citizens w/o intrusion of gov http://cdn.harpercollins.com/harperimages/isbn/lar ge/3/9780060598983.jpg Slide 14 Voltaire outspoken supporter of Civil liberties Freedom of religion Right to a fair trial Against censorship http://www.dreyfus.culture.fr/upload/m_file/1039_image_voltaire.jpg Slide 15 Jean Jacques Rousseau individual freedom social contract Agree btwn free people to create a gov that responds to the peoples will representative gov http://nationalserviceact.org/resourc es/Social+Contract.jpg http://cepa.newschool.edu/het/profiles/i mage/Rousseau.gif