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ILTS History 246 Exam Questions and
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General Political Theory (4 major purposes of a govt)
Ans: -ensuring national security
-providing public services
-ensuring social order
-making decisions regarding the economy
4 main theories regarding origin of the state
Ans: -evolutionary (from family structure to govt structure)
-by force
-divine right
-social contract (allowing yourself to be governed in return for protection)
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greek philosophers who believed scientifically organized order in
political matters would create stable/just societies
Ans: Aristotle and Plato
Thomas Aquinas
Ans: -individuals have certain rights and duties that dictate the extent of
government rule
-modern constitutionalism
Niccolo Machiavelli
Ans: -author of The Prince
-politics based on power
-father of modern political science
Thomas Hobbes
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Ans: -author of Leviathan (1651)
-life is a quest for power, state must work to control this urge
-people are unable to live in harmony without the intervention of a
powerful government
John Locke
Ans: -author of Two Treatises of Government (1689)
-opposed Hobbes view
-"tabula rasa" theory that people's experiences shape them, not innate
intuition
-men are independent and equal
-ideas are in US constitution
David Hume and Jeremy Bentham
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Ans: -politics should maintain the "greatest happiness for the greatest
number"
-skepticism, don't believe things until proof can be observed
John Stuart Mill
Ans: -british philosopher and economist
-progressive policies
Johann Fichte and Georg Hegal
Ans: -german philosophers
-liberalism grounded largely in socialism and in a sense of nationalism
federalism and its two positions
ILTS History 246 Exam Questions and
Correct Answers/ Latest Update /
Already Graded
General Political Theory (4 major purposes of a govt)
Ans: -ensuring national security
-providing public services
-ensuring social order
-making decisions regarding the economy
4 main theories regarding origin of the state
Ans: -evolutionary (from family structure to govt structure)
-by force
-divine right
-social contract (allowing yourself to be governed in return for protection)
,2 | Page
greek philosophers who believed scientifically organized order in
political matters would create stable/just societies
Ans: Aristotle and Plato
Thomas Aquinas
Ans: -individuals have certain rights and duties that dictate the extent of
government rule
-modern constitutionalism
Niccolo Machiavelli
Ans: -author of The Prince
-politics based on power
-father of modern political science
Thomas Hobbes
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Ans: -author of Leviathan (1651)
-life is a quest for power, state must work to control this urge
-people are unable to live in harmony without the intervention of a
powerful government
John Locke
Ans: -author of Two Treatises of Government (1689)
-opposed Hobbes view
-"tabula rasa" theory that people's experiences shape them, not innate
intuition
-men are independent and equal
-ideas are in US constitution
David Hume and Jeremy Bentham
, 4 | Page
Ans: -politics should maintain the "greatest happiness for the greatest
number"
-skepticism, don't believe things until proof can be observed
John Stuart Mill
Ans: -british philosopher and economist
-progressive policies
Johann Fichte and Georg Hegal
Ans: -german philosophers
-liberalism grounded largely in socialism and in a sense of nationalism
federalism and its two positions
