concepts to know

Question 1

government (weber’s def)

Answer 1

the state is a human community that successfully claims the monopoly of the legitimate use of physical force within a given territory

Question 2

anarchism

Answer 2

believes in a social order without government
motivations include freedom, equality, opposition to exploitation, dangers of govt

Question 3

anachro-socialism

Answer 3

society is organized in small communes where membership is voluntary
- businesses are collectively owned by workers
- members vote directly for laws and lawmakers
- everyone has equal power
- hires security force to protect against criminals
- free public goods

Question 4

anachro-capitalism

Answer 4

• organized in worker co-ops and capitalist owned businesses
• private competing security agents and arbitration companies

Question 5

democratic peace

Answer 5

liberal democracies almost never or never go to war with each other due to trade, liberal values, prosperity, and hope for further development

Question 6

common law

Answer 6

laws made by arbitrators, unwritten laws based on legal precedents established by the court

Question 7

schelling points

Answer 7

a solution that people will tend to converge on in the absence of communication, because it seems natural or special to them.