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Chapter 1.1 Government and the Public Good• “In order to remain sovereign, governments must promote the public good.”
•Agree or Disagree
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How do governments of sovereign states establish rules in their society?
• Laws– A set of rules, made
and enforced by government
– You are legally bound to follow the law.
• What does that mean?
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Types of laws• Natural law
– System of justice derived from nature rather than from the rules of society
• Right to defend yourself
• Criminal laws• Murder• Theft• Assault • Battery
• Civil laws• Speed limits• Divorce• Paying back college loans
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Just how many laws are there?
• Hundreds of thousands!!!– Organized in groups called public policies
• laws that government make in a particular area of public concern.
– Example: Traffic safety» Includes laws that set speed limits» Require the use of seat belts» Establish rules for issuing driver’s licenses.
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Origins of Government
• Ancient Greece
– Established a democratic form of government that lasted almost 1,000 years!!!
• Finally defeated by the Romans around 100 BC
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Government in Greece
• Greece was divided into many small city-states– Controlled by local
governors
– Largest city-state was Athens, Greece.
– each city-state felt it was better than other city-states in Greece
• This caused turmoil.
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Some Greek City-StatesSparta
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Some Greek City StatesTroy
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How did Greece survive so long if they fought all the time?
• They held a common identity in their style of government.
– All governors had a single vote for “common law”
• What are “common laws”? – Laws that would be universal anywhere in Greece.
» What do we call these today?
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The Roman Empire
• Lasted from 45 BC to around 1450 AD– started by Emperor
Julius Caesar
– Finally gets defeated by invaders who establish own nations based on monarchy.
• Mostly Attila the Hun.
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Roman Government
• Emperor– Had total control over
military• Meant he controlled
everything by force
– Could not make laws• Who could?
• The Senate– 50 elected men who met
and made laws for Roman empire
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Roman Architecture
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Roman Empire
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End of an empire…birth of a monarch!
• Emperors are no more…now we have kings!– What are kings?
• Rulers who claim to have been given power to rule by some “higher being”
– Known as divine right of kings
– Kings = absolute power!!
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Long live the King!
• How do you know who is supposed to be king? – It stays in the family
• This makes it legitimate
• Legitimacy– Rightful authority over
its citizens
– Who gives kings authority??
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Should people allow a “King” to rule?
• 17th century England– Two theories
eventually emerge• Thomas Hobbes’ social
contract
• John Locke’s natural laws
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Thomas Hobbes
• People give up their individual rights in exchange for the kings protection against invaders. – Fair deal, right?
– Written in book called Leviathan
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John Locke’s Natural Rightsfrom book Two Treatises on Government
• Locke’s belief:– PEOPLE MUST GIVE
CONSENT!!
– If no consent, rebel!!!
– Why? • All people are born with
natural rights that they are born with!
– Life
– Liberty
– Pursuit of property!!!
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How does a king stay in power?
• Maintain order and listen to the public– Birth of politics
• People participate with their leaders to bring changes to laws
• Provide services– Take care of sick and elderly– Make sure there is food in winter
• Promote values– Basic principles by which people act and live their lives.
• Do what is best for the public good– Public interests or well being
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One Huge Castle….