theories of formation of government Flashcards
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the evolutionary theory
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the family which one perks was the head and thus the govern. this was the first stage in political development clans became tribes
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the force theory
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one person or group claimed control over an area and forced all within to submit to the persons rule
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the divine right theory
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god created the state and gave those of royal birth a right to rule
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the social contract
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developed by philosophers Thomas Hobbes John Locke etc..
~humans lived in a stage of nature with no government or leader
~humans overcame this condition by forming a contract stating they created the government to exersize the peoples powers
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what is the point of government
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to serve by people’s consent
