Hobbes Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

PLSC 001 Exam 1 PSU Questions and Answers 100% Pass Government - Answer- Any system for implementing decisions made through a political process Politics - Answer- Process of determining what government does Philosophy - Answer- the study of the fundamental nature of reality, knowledge, and how to live (also translated to the love of wisdom) Political Philosophy (Theory) - Answer- part of ethics, ethics applied to groups of people. Asks what the government should be doing. Metaphysics - ...

Test bank for Psychology 4th Edition by Daniel L. Schacter I. Psychology is the scientific study of: A) mind and body. B) mind and behaviour. C) mood and behaviour. D) mood and body. 2. Psychology is the scientific study of mind and behaviour. Behaviour refers to: A) perceptions, thoughts, memories, and feelings. B) explanations. C) urges. D) observable actions of humans and nonhuman animals. 3. Today, psychologists believe that mental processes: A) arise from electrical and chemical activities ...

natrual rights - Answer-Life, Liberty, and Property John Locke - Answer-17th century English philosopher who opposed the Divine Right of Kings and who asserted that people have a natural right to life, liberty, and property. State of Nature - Answer-Hypothetical condition assumed to exist in the absence of government where human beings live in "complete" freedom and general equality. Due Process - Answer-involves the government's obligation to treat all citizens fairly. Such a requireme...

In this summary you find all of my notes on readings and on the lectures of the subject Social and political philosophy, a subject taught as part of the Philosophy minor by U.T.R. Stahl.

What were two things Columbus desired most in the new world? - Gold and slaves Bartolome de las Casas, whose writings give the most thorough account of the Spanish-Indian encounter, was a - Dominican priest The greatest number of deaths of Native American came by - sickness and disease Why did Columbus call the Natives "Indians"? - He was convinced the Americas were the West Indies. What is the Middle Passage? - the forced transport of enslaved persons from Africa to the Americas f...

Describe some of the purposes of government correct answers Make economic decisions, promote general welfare Compare/contrast a direct democracy with an indirect democracy correct answers An indirect democracy elects representatives whereas a direct democracy is voted entirely by the citizens Traditional theory of democracy correct answers Promote majority rule, ex small town meeting Pluralist theory of democracy correct answers More than one center power, ex interest groups Elite th...

American Politics and the US Constitution - C963 WGU Exam Questions and Answers (Verified Answers)American Politics and the US Constitution - C963 WGU Exam Questions and Answers (Verified Answers) natrual rights - ANSWER-Life, Liberty, and Property John Locke - ANSWER-17th century English philosopher who opposed the Divine Right of Kings and who asserted that people have a natural right to life, liberty, and property. State of Nature - ANSWER-Hypothetical condition assumed to exist in the...

American Politics and the US Constitution - C963 WGU Exam QUESTIONS (ANSWERED) natural rights - ANS Life, Liberty, and Property John Locke - ANS 17th century English philosopher who opposed the Divine Right of Kings and who asserted that people have a natural right to life, liberty, and property. State of Nature - ANS Hypothetical condition assumed to exist in the absence of government where human beings live in "complete" freedom and general equality. Due Process - ANS invol...

can identify major contributors to the Social Contract TheoryThomas Hobbes - ANSWER Physical securitySocial contract should protect the right to life. I can identify major contributors to the Social Contract TheoryJohn Locke - ANSWER Quality of LifePeople have rights from God that the Government cannot take away. The Social Contract should protect life, liberty, and property. I can identify major contributors to the Social Contract TheoryJean- Jacques Rousseau - ANSWER Freedom of Choice...

Describe the purposes of government? correct answers establish justice; insure domestic tranquility; provide for the common defense; promote the general welfare; secure the blessings of liberty What are the differences between a monarchy and a dictatorship? correct answers Monarchy= divine right Dictatorship=ruler seizes power compare and contrast a direct democracy vs an indirect democracy correct answers In a direct democracy people make the decisions directly. In an indirect democracy p...