POLI 364 10375475 DISCUSS THE SOCIAL CONTRACT OF THOMAS HOBBES AND J.J ROUSSEAU‚ BRINGING OUT THEIR DIFFERENCES AND SIMILARITIES. The Social Contract is one of the single most important declarations of the natural rights of man in the history of Western political philosophy. A social contract is an implied agreement between the governed and the government.
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race riots resulted in its suspension‚ this constitution- though amended several times – remains the fundamental framework of the country to date. 1957 Constitution Malaysia is officially a constitutional monarchy‚ with power divided between the Monarch‚ the
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Personalities Social Concerns During the 17th century‚ France and England moved in two very different political directions. By the close of the century‚ after decades of civil and religious strife‚ ENGLAND had developed into a CONSTITUTIONAL MONARCH with a policy of RELIGIOUS TOLERATION. By contrast‚ FRANCE developed an ABSOLUTIST‚ CENTRALIZED FORM OF GOVERNMENT dominated by a monarchy that shared little power with any other national institutions and prohibited all religions but ROMAN CATHOLICISM
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political governance and it is causing scandal to many.” The pope had been trying to maintain control over the Inquisition in a better way because he believed that New Christians were not generally causing political disturbance. However‚ Catholic Monarch was threatening him‚ that if Sixtus did not change his attitude towards the new institute‚ he would separate the tribunal from the Church’s authority. Eventually‚ in 1482‚ Sixtus knuckled down under Ferdinand pressure and the pope promulgated Tomas
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leaders usually built a high and sturdy fortress to keep their family inside for protection and to demonstrate their power‚ their solemnness. We could regard the fortress as an epitome of the feudal leaders’ power. However‚ to centralize power‚ many monarchs attempted to demolish these fortresses. For instance‚ during the 17th century‚ the French government appointed a cardinal called Richelieu‚ a really intransigent cardinal. To weaken the nobles’ power‚ he coerced the nobles taking town their fortresses
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a feudal society were significant in terms of power and profit for a feudal lord. Therefore‚ a King who was also feudal lord of his kingdom would hold a strong position of authority. King Louis VI (the fat) sought to establish himself as a feudal monarch‚ perhaps to regain some of the distinction that had been enjoyed by his predecessor‚ Charlemagne. Louis VI’s reign was from 1108 – 1137 AD‚ during which time he sought to consolidate his power as a feudal lord in his demesne. The Capetian King would
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power and influence. This period is often described as a bridge between Europe’s feudal society in which nobles held ultimate power and status to the capitalist society which eliminated the nobility’s influence over government and politics. Absolute monarchs like France’s King Louis XIV‚ Russia’s Peter the Great‚ and Prussia’s Hohenzollern kings‚ wanted to control their governments with no interference from the nobility. Absolutism greatly diminished the political power of the European nobility while
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The peasants were treated worse as time went on‚ and many higher ranks had “authority almost absolute over the peasantry.” The Safavid Empire had to pay their 100‚000 soldiers for frequent war. Later Muslim monarchs in the empires were not as nice as the previous ones. The monarchs handled power with intoxication. They were cruel to government officer‚ but less caring towards the needy. Only those with higher education or ability would receive jobs in the empires. The selective trading
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that began establishing colonies in the New World were from the European cultures. Great Britain‚ in that period was one of the stronger‚ more developed Monarchs in the European region. Once the other European Monarchs ascertained that Spain had found‚ not only new wealth‚ but land and the prominence that came with it‚ did the later Monarchs begin to establish their own trade routes‚ ports‚ and colonies in the New World. These new opportunities brought many changes for not only the European culture
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