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CIV 1.1Historic foundations of
Democratic concepts of government
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GOVERNMENT
• Definition:– The institutions and processes through which
public policies are made for society.
• This definition leads to two basic questions:– How should we govern?– What should government do?
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PURPOSES OF GOVERNMENT• Helping people cooperate
– Safety, Protection
• Providing Services– Transportation, Education, Municipal Utilities
• Providing Rules– Laws, Organization, Constitution
• Putting Ideals into Practice– Protecting basic liberties, assuring people the
chance to live peaceable and productive lives
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FOUNDATIONS OF DEMOCRATIC GOVERNMENTS
• European Enlightenment Thinkers (Philosophers)– Rousseau, Locke, Hobbes, etc.
• Higher Law• Rule of Law• State of Nature• Social Contract (Compact)• Natural Rights• Documents:
– Magna Carta (1215 A.D.)– English Bill of Rights (1689)– John Locke’s Two Treatises on
Government
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HIGHER LAW• A law that has to be obeyed by those in authority in the
government.1. lists the basic rights of citizens2. establishes the responsibility of the government to
protect these basic rights3. it places limits on how people in the government can
use powers in three important areas:-citizens rights-how conflicts are resolved-how resources are distributed
4. establishes the principle of private domain5. can only be changed with the consent of the citizens.
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RULE OF LAW• The rule of law is a
fundamental component of democratic society – all members of
society -- both citizens and rulers -- are bound by a set of clearly defined and universally accepted laws.
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RULE OF LAW
• Essential to the safekeeping of social order and civil liberties
• relationships with people and the state governed by a set of rules
• not governed by groups of individuals• less likely to fall victim to authoritarian rule• calls for individuals and government to
submit to the law's supremacy
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STATE OF NATURE• The "natural condition of
mankind" is what would exist if there were:– no government– no civilization– no laws– no common power to restrain
human nature.
• "war of all against all," --- human beings constantly seek to destroy each other in an incessant pursuit for power.
• Life in the state of nature is "nasty, brutish and short."
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SOCIAL CONTRACT
THEORY
• Jean-Jacques Rousseau: 1762• “agreement among members
of an organized society or between the governed and the government defining and limiting the rights and duties of each”
• Promoted by John Locke
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SOVEREIGNTY - Popular Sovereignty
• “the exclusive right to complete control over an area of governance, people, or oneself.”
• Popular Sovereignty = “the belief that the state is created by and therefore subject to the will of its people, who are the source of all political power”
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NATURAL RIGHTS• Inborn OR innate
rights of humanity such as: – Life
– Liberty
– Equality
– Property
– Pursuit of happiness
• cannot be denied by society
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ORIGINS OF GOVERNMENT
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LIMITED GOVERNMENT• System in which government
powers are carefully spelled out to prevent government from becoming too powerful.
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MAGNA CARTA
• 1215• English Nobles
(Leaders) forced King John to sign the “Great Charter”
• Limited the King’s power
• Protected certain rights of noblemen
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ENGLISH BILL OF RIGHTS
• 1689• During the Glorious
Revolution (Bloodless), English monarchs William of Orange and Mary signed
• Spelled out specific rights of Englishmen
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Enlightenment Ideas on Government
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TWO TREATISES OF GOVERNMENT
• John Locke• Spelled out
Government philosophy
• Natural Rights• Social Contract
theory
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NATURAL RIGHTS ACCORDING TO LOCKE
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Ideas on Self-Government
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THE Declaration of Independence• Thomas Jefferson
• Listed reasons for colonies separation from Great Britain
• Condenses Enlightenment thinking into one document
• Outlines the philosophy of the United States government– Based on ‘consent of the
governed’
– If will of the people ignored, we have a right to change the government
– Purpose of government is to PROTECT HUMAN RIGHTS