WGU C181 EXAM 2023

WGU C181 EXAM 2023 SOVEREIGNTY - CORRECT ANSWER Each national government has the right to govern its people as it wishes, without interference from other nations. How is Sovereignty threatened in the globalized world? - CORRECT ANSWER If the majority of nations thinks a country is being ruled unethically or crimes on its citizens are happening, world sanctions can be ordered. IE... Libya and Moammar Gadhafi. Thomas Hobbes () - CORRECT ANSWER Wrote Leviathan (1651) Without rules, people live as predators do, stealing and killing for personal benefit. Life without government = life in a "state of nature." Life in a state of nature would be "solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short." Thomas Hobbes () - CORRECT ANSWER Believed a single ruler, or sovereign, must possess unquestioned authority to guarantee the safety of the weak and protect them from the attacks of the strong. Preserving life is the most important function of government. John Locke () - CORRECT ANSWER English philosopher. Wrote Two Treatises on Government (1690), the protection of life, liberty, and property was the basic objective of government. Strongly influenced the Declaration of Independence; it is reflected in the Declaration's famous phrase identifying "Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness" as "unalienable Rights" of citizens under government. Defense of property rights became linked with safeguards for individual liberties in the doctrine of liberalism, which holds that the state should leave citizens free to further their individual pursuits. Taking survival for granted. Believed that government protects order by preserving private property (goods and land owned by individuals). Karl Marx () - CORRECT ANSWER German philosopher. Rejected the private ownership of property used in the production of goods or services. Formed the basis of Communism. "from each according to his ability, to each according to his needs." Fundamental values of American democracy - CORRECT ANSWER How are the values shown in the two dilemmas of government? - CORRECT ANSWER Equality of opportunity - CORRECT ANSWER Equality of outcome - CORRECT ANSWER Political equality - CORRECT ANSWER Political equality, Equality of outcome, Equality of opportunity. How do they differ? (Examples) - CORRECT ANSWER Purposes of Government - CORRECT ANSWER Purposes of Government. Which is most controversial? - CORRECT ANSWER Anarchism - CORRECT ANSWER Totalitarianism - CORRECT ANSWER Liberalism - CORRECT ANSWER Holds that the state should leave citizens free to further their individual pursuits. Rob the rich-give to the poor. Little John (Robin Hood) Libertarianism - CORRECT ANSWER Political ideology that is opposed to all government action except as necessary to protect life and property.