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1
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tyranny

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the organized expression of the will of an individual or small group. it will generate fear of the state or the dictator

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anarchy

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the chaotic expression of individual or small group will. it will generate fear or disorder

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3
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the human predicament cycle

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tyranny -> revolution -> anarchy -> competing groups ->

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4
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why revolutions?

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tyrants go to extremes to maintain power

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5
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collective action problem

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how to get everyone together to cooperate in getting rid of the leader

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6
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points of the constitution of knowledge

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checks and balances, free speech, public knowledge is defined by a community and is decentralized, authorities cannot control knowledge

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7
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plato believed…

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government should push virtue

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8
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david hume believed…

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man is self-regarding

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9
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self-interest

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actions are motivated solely by concern for our well-being

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10
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public virtue

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we consider the effect of our actions on others and care deeply about how those actions affect them

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11
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adam smith believed…

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self-interest is global, virtue is local

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12
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John Winthrop believed…

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people should only have civil liberty- the right to do good- not natural liberty- the right to do as one pleases

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13
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*what mechanism controls society?

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self control through public virtue, coercion by government to control self-interest, structures or institutions that use self-interest or virtue for the common good (we want both markets and governments to do this)

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14
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Jamestown

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corporate community

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15
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God’s elect

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John Calvin preached a morality of hard work and constant moralism

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16
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moral self-governance

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the Puritans looked for every family to govern themselves- AND watch for their neighbors

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17
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Irony of Jamestown

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birthplace of American democracy AND American slavery

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18
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centralized from London

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corporate governance to take lands from the indigenous people and produce profits

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19
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decentralized from London (but locally centralized)

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social compacts

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20
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local democracy

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the House of Burgesses & New England town meetings

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21
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highly locally centralized, and dehumanizing, as things could get

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slaveholding

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22
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most people want _____ for those they govern, but _____ for themselves

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centralization; decentralization

23
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who provided intellectual grounds for the Glorious Revolution?

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John Locke

24
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the rule of law implies…

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the individual has some autonomy and freedom

25
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the laws must be general. they must apply to broad categories of people, not to specific individuals or groups. we should never know in advance who will be helped or hurt by the law

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generality

26
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the laws should apply prospectively- to action in the future not action in the past

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prospectivity

27
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the laws should be publicly known and certain. people should know what the is and know that it will be enforced. there should be a fairly standard punishment for violation

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publicity

28
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the legal process must be applied impartially. justice must not be prejudiced for or against anyone

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due process

29
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British vs colonist’s view of the Glorious revolution

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British: power of Parliament are supreme; colonists: the people are supreme

30
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what was the Glorious Revolution about?

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decentralization and linking legitimacy and sovereignty

31
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consent

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the people must consent to the laws

32
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the rule of law gives us ____

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predictability

33
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representation can be- and typically is- based on the idea that elected officials have an ____ to do what the people want

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incentive

34
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incentive

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something that motivated or encourages someone to do something

35
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basic threats to the rule of law

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politicians, us, both politicians and us working together

36
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the root of representation and how governments are designed

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incentives

37
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Toussaint Louverture

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led the Haitian Revolution

38
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what kind of society did Toussint Louverture want to build?

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economically restricted and authoritarian (with him at the center)

39
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Jean Jacques Dessalines

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Toussaint’s ruthless successor

40
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why did the Haitian Revolution fail?

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no institutions were created

41
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ingredients of a good founding

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commitment to a creating a good society, rule of law, history of self-governance, distance from the center of power, people virtuous enough to want to have this society , legislature that is incentivized to respond to the people, economic prospects

42
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conflict of interests between England and the colonies?

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colonists wanted economic freedom while the English government wanted an economy regulated for the interests of the Crown

43
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British goal

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increase the gold and silver reserves of the empire

44
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two basic forms of economic organization:

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free exchange and command/planned/regulated

45
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free exchange: centralized or decentralized

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decentralized (capitalism, market economy)

46
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command/planned/or regulated: centralized or decentralized?

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centralized (socialism, communism, mercantilism)

47
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what was the fuse for the American revolution?

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economic interests and people’s personal vision of the good society

48
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main concept of the good society:

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we will want different rules and institutions depending on what we believe about humanity

49
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people only accept the sovereign- or the government- only if…

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the ideas are legitimate

50
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what showed that people can come up with a way to live together?

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Mayflower Compact

51
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social compacts…

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keep everyone in line, establish expectations, put order to the chaos, getting everyone on the same page

52
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Adam Smith opposed ____

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mercantilists

53
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institution

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an enduring system or social structure. often tend to involve things like a legislature, courts, councils, etc

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