POLS 1000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Putney Debates, Absolute Monarchy, Social Class
31 Oct 2018
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Pols 1000 introduction to politics lecture week 8* *core ideas on representative gov"t in this and next week"s lecture. It was the foundation of political legitimacy: there is a common theme with regards to democracy - the need for consent. In the case of elections, consent is constantly reaffirmed. The idea that we all share an equal capacity to engage in political life will simply no longer matter. Two other reasons why elections will triumph: all three revolutions all seem to get rid of the hereditary principle. In the case of revolutionary france, king luis the 16th power will be limited by a constitution, once his conspiracy against the revolution is exposed, he will be beheaded, and his legitimate heir will die in jail. It"s an important point because we all feel that our regime is fair. England: first english revolution will somewhat open up the electoral process.
