[POLS 1510] - Final Exam Guide - Everything you need to know! (23 pages long)
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Government: defined as the complex set of political institutions by which decisions are made to resolve conflicts and allocate scarce resources . True forms ruled for the common good of all. Perversions ruled for the good of private interests. Governed for the interest of the monarch only. Governed for the interest of the wealthy only. Governed for the interest of the needy only. Thomas hobbes (1588-1679): life in the stat of nature is solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short (leviathan) James madison (1751-1836): it may be a reflection on human nature that such devices should be necessary to control the abuses of government. If men were angels, no government would be necessary. If angels were to govern men, neither external or internal controls would be necessary. (federalist 51): promotion of central values. Forms of direct democracy in u. s: initiative, referendum, recall. Refine and enlarge sphere of government: constitutional democracy. Madison: great difficulty: control the people and the governors (federalists 51)
