Unit 2: Sovereignty, Authority, and Power Pre-quiz and human nature

What will you learn in this unit? This unit will focus on the origins of government and politics What is human nature and how does it affect politics? What are states and why do we study them when talking about politics? What gives states their power? What makes states legitimate rulers of people? Why is the rule of law important? What are the differences among democracy, communism, and autocratic forms of government? What makes democracy so appealing and why do we study democratization

Pre-Quiz At the beginning of each unit, you will take a pre-quiz to see how much you already know! This is not graded and it will not count against you in any way At the end of each unit you will retake this quiz as a way to review and reflect on what you have learned and what you still need help with Log on to Socrative student and take the Unit 2 Pre-Quiz If you do not have a device, take out a sheet of paper and follow along with me.

Human Nature Family Systems Communities Regions States

Morality v. Ethics Morality Ethics A person’s basic set of beliefs Morality can differ from person to person and from society to society Rules that society has agreed on to follow Usually these rules follow the morals of whatever society you are living in Why would morals and ethics matter when talking about government and politics?

Human nature Locke Hobbes Humans are naturally good They have certain basic rights that must be met by their government They “sign” a social contract with their government in order to be protected Humans are in a natural state of war They have to be protected by a powerful monarch to stop themselves from killing each other What do you think is our basic human nature? Peace, Purity, Violence, War, Aggression, etc?

Homework Prepare for philosophical chairs You will answer the following question: Which theory of government matches our basic human nature – Social Contract Theory (Locke) or Absolute Power Theory (Hobbes)? Print out the Philosophical Chairs Instructions, read, and bring with you

Philosophical Chairs – Locke v. Hobbes Which theory of government matches our basic human nature – Social Contract Theory (Locke) or Absolute Power Theory (Hobbes)?

Homework Read the following: Mansbach pp. 2-5 – “The Origins and Consequences of the State System” Lachmann pp. 1-3 “Before States” Lachmann pp. 25-49, pp. 62-65 “Origins of States”