Government 2305

Chapter 1

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Globalization
Are we a global world? yes

-increasing interdependent of citizens and nations
Government
FORCE

-ligit use of force
Governments oldest objective
Maintain order=rules
Thomas Hobbes
He supports a strong central gov
Thomas Hobbes: live with out govt
Solitary, poor, etc. NEGATIVE

life would be short
Survival of the fittest
John Locke
Two Treatises on Government

influences Thomas Jefferson in writing Declaration of Independence
Locke: life, liberty, property
Goverment objective is to protect life liberty and property but they replaced property with the pursuite of happiness
Karl Max/state
German, all land and prodution will be owned by the state not the individual
Public goods
Benefits and survices that benefit the people.
pay through taxes
government owned
Major objective of todays government
Is pormoting EQUALITY
Resdistribuing wealth
Taking wealth from citizens and spreding it out to the poor and through taxes
One person One vote
All votes are the same not matter what
Equality of opportunity
May the best person win
man or woman
Equality of outcome
You already know the outcome
outcome is predetermined
"original dilemma"
Balance between freedom and order