HIEU 242- Final Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam ( 78 pages long!)
28 Mar 2018
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Questions: what makes a king sovereign. Who can oppose it: what do we mean by social contract, what contributes to the breakdown of absolute or divine rule. On sovereignty: 1576- published by jean bodin, de nes what sovereignty is and how it works, the absolute and perpetual power of a republic . The sovereign prince is only accountable to god: the people must obey. They have no right to rebel: unless the sovereign becomes a tyrant. Someone who violates the law of god. Absolute monarch: complete, total control over ones people. Wednesday, january 17, 2018: works well if: People are well taken care of: system breaks down if: Basic needs are rejected: collapses if: The social contract: changes where power comes from (now from the people, published 1762 by jean jacques rosseau, embodies enlightenment thought (reason, deduction, builds on ideas from other thinkers like locke.
