1. DEFINE GOVERNMENT AND BRIEFLY EXPLAIN THE STRUCTURE OF U. S. GOVERNMENT
A government is the governing political direction and control applied onto the behaviors of the members, citizens, or inhabitants of communities, societies, and states. A government rules over its people by establishing laws and enforcing those laws onto their people. There are many types of governments, but they all work towards, one thing, to insure domestic tranquility within their members, citizens, etc.
The foundations of our government is the Constitution of the United States. Our constitution is the "supreme law of the land" because no law may be passed that contradicts its principles and no person or government is exempt from following it. Within the constitution …show more content…
The Social Contract theory also explains why people would give up their freedom to cooperatively create a fair government, while also stating that it is by the will of the people that governments are created therefore if the government fails to secure the rights of the people and does not work towards the people's wish, then citizens have the power to rebel against the government and establish a greater government then the former. Another positive aspect of the Social Contract theory is that it proposes the idea that everyone has god given rights from birth which no man can take away from them; these rights are called natural …show more content…
This can be a negative aspect as it leaves the reader confused on which theory to believe in. Another negative aspect of the Social Contract theory is that it has never been recognizably agreed to therefore should it even be applicable to society. The problem of having many political philosophers theories over the Social Contract theory is that it contradicts the idea of having a theory in the first place because it changes the theory into a guess every time someone gives their own explanation about the Social Contract. Another negative aspect of the Social Contract theory is that it states that people in a state of nature have no rules to abide by and no one to enforce them but one can boldly argue that even in the state of nature there is natural law and their are people that can carry out the ability to enforce that law. There are universal standards that apply to all mankind throughout all time. These universal standards are based on morals, ethics, and judgement on what is right and what is
A government is the governing political direction and control applied onto the behaviors of the members, citizens, or inhabitants of communities, societies, and states. A government rules over its people by establishing laws and enforcing those laws onto their people. There are many types of governments, but they all work towards, one thing, to insure domestic tranquility within their members, citizens, etc.
The foundations of our government is the Constitution of the United States. Our constitution is the "supreme law of the land" because no law may be passed that contradicts its principles and no person or government is exempt from following it. Within the constitution …show more content…
The Social Contract theory also explains why people would give up their freedom to cooperatively create a fair government, while also stating that it is by the will of the people that governments are created therefore if the government fails to secure the rights of the people and does not work towards the people's wish, then citizens have the power to rebel against the government and establish a greater government then the former. Another positive aspect of the Social Contract theory is that it proposes the idea that everyone has god given rights from birth which no man can take away from them; these rights are called natural …show more content…
This can be a negative aspect as it leaves the reader confused on which theory to believe in. Another negative aspect of the Social Contract theory is that it has never been recognizably agreed to therefore should it even be applicable to society. The problem of having many political philosophers theories over the Social Contract theory is that it contradicts the idea of having a theory in the first place because it changes the theory into a guess every time someone gives their own explanation about the Social Contract. Another negative aspect of the Social Contract theory is that it states that people in a state of nature have no rules to abide by and no one to enforce them but one can boldly argue that even in the state of nature there is natural law and their are people that can carry out the ability to enforce that law. There are universal standards that apply to all mankind throughout all time. These universal standards are based on morals, ethics, and judgement on what is right and what is