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Government and Human Society

Government and Human Society. Focus Question:. What is the role of government in society?. Natural Rights Philosophy. Developed by John Locke Second Treatise of Government (1690) Based on the ideal of a “State of Nature” Disagreed with ideas of Hobbes

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Government and Human Society

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  1. Government and Human Society

  2. Focus Question: • What is the role of government in society?

  3. Natural Rights Philosophy • Developed by John Locke • Second Treatise of Government (1690) • Based on the ideal of a “State of Nature” • Disagreed with ideas of Hobbes • “Life is solitary, poor, nasty, brutish and short”

  4. Life in a State of Nature • All are entitled to natural rights • Life • Liberty • Property • No need for government

  5. Applications to the Real World • “Social Contract” • People give up some of their natural rights • Form a government to protect rights • “Consent of the Governed” • Sovereignty of the People • People can change the government if it does not protect natural rights

  6. Impact on the U.S. • Ideals of equality • Strong sense of individual rights • Need for a limited government • Popular Sovereignty

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