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Published on Dec 14, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

Characteristics of a republic

  • Citizens have power
  • Delegate leaders through voting
  • Promotes the common good

Advantages of a Republic

  • Efficiency
  • Can be voted out
  • Communicate with our representatives
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higher law

Laws establishing limits on government

common good

Good for everyone in general
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republic

Government that elects leaders

Right to privacy

Part of Your life is off limits to Government
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constitution

written set of rules

consent

giving express permission to be part of something
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majority

More than half of the people in a group
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minority rights

can't be discriminated against
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common good v. Self Interest

  • One of the main arguments pertaining to Wind Farms is that they are an eyesore. But I think everyone agrees that it would be better to have ugly wind mills, rather than let our beautiful earth be trashed and turned into a wasteland like it's being now

Review terms

  • Unitary: One Government
  • Federal: Government with shared powers
  • Constitutional Gov. v. Monarchy (Everyone follows the rules versus one person who doesn't make laws for the common good, or even follow the ones they make)
  • Republican Democracy: People have the power

cont.

  • John Locke; State of Nature/ Basic human rights
  • Unalienable Rights can't be taken or given away
  • Magna Carta: First constitution, first limiting factor to a monarchy, first social contract

characteristics of a constitution

  • Establishes Higher Law
  • Social Contract
  • Establishes Basic Rights
  • Privacy of Domain
  • Popular consent of citizens
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Magna carta

  • First constitution
  • Limited powers of the Monarch, King John
  • First social contract
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