Characteristic of government
The number of people or inhabitants in a country or region.
What is population?
Protect the nation's people and territory from external threats.
What is ensure national security?
What is divine right?
First governments formed as a result of people agreeing among themselves to sublime to the authority of state.
What is social contract theory?
Ethical theory that claims that humans are born with a certain moral compass that guides behaviors
What is Natural Law?
Ability to influence or direct the actions, beliefs, or conduct of actors.
Maintaining internal order thought police and legal system.
What is maintain order?
"Mandate of Heaven"
What is what China emperors were said to rule?
Under this theory a government is legitimate only so long as the patties to the agreement hand over their power to the state
Right given to people for being human
What is natural right?
Governments that issue and enforces rules for the people living within their territories.
What is government?
What is resolve conflict?
Bossuet argued that the French king Louis XIV possessed what?
State of nature
What is the lifestyle people used to live in?
Solely to protect natural rights including life, liberty and property.
What are people consenting the government to protect
A geographic area belonging to or under the jurisdiction of a government authority.
What is a territory?
Provide edition to public, transportation, which are paid for by tax dollars.
What did Roman empires usually declare themselves as?
State of Nature is really violent
What is humans deciding to corporate?
Natural Law
What are people governed by?
Supreme power or authority.
What is sovereignty?
What is provide for the public good?
Divine right of kings
What is the belief that a ruler is chosen by God or Gods?
Government should be able to defend itself.
Following the logic of natural law all people by virtue of their being human posses
What is Natural Rights.