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as the Christian sees things, God is a God of

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order

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what is government

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leaders use power to make and enforce laws on people

men make laws and exert control over men in their power

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implications of genesis 1

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God is the creator of order
Humans are granted authority
Creation is good

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implications of genesis 2

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work is a gift of God
the human being is a social creature
the family is the basic unit of society

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implications of genesis three

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sin alienates us from God, each other, and nature

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As the Christian sees things, humans

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live in a fallen world
are made in the image of God
possess aspects of God’s nature
desire order, justice, community

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ad hominem

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argument directed against a person rather than the position they are making

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verses about submissive rebellion

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judge for yourselves whether it is right in God’s sight to obey you rather than God. For we cannot help speaking about what we have seen and heard - Acts 4:19
we must obey God rather than man - acts 5:29

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questions about questioning authority

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is it truly contradicting divine authority or is it acting in a convenient manner

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state

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political community that occupies a definite territory and has an organized government

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sovereignty

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supreme authority within territorial boundaries

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social contract theory

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people surrender their freedom to the state and receive order and security

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who thought about social contract theory

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john locke

jean Jacques rousseau

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battles in Greco Persian war

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marathon, Thermopylae, salamis

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what happened

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greeks defeated Persians and are on high alert

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Delian league

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alliance against Persians
agreement between greek city states with Athens at head and each state getting 1 vote
becomes Athenian empire

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Athenian government is

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direct democracy

18
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what is direct democracy

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people participate in all decisions, different from representative
legislative decisions require approval by general assembly of people and judicial decisions must be reviewed by people’s court
anyone can be elected
no standing army or police

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problems with direct democracy

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danger of majority rule
mob mentality
efficiency
who gets to vote

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rome is a

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republic

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when was the republic formed

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after noble families revolted and overthrew the monarchy in 509 BC but they retained all the power

22
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what was formed in rome

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the senate

23
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structure of rome

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no written constitution, only oral laws and traditions

patricians and plebeians

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