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    Locke’s Second Treatise of Government section 131 Introduction In this essay‚ I would like to discuss Locke’s Second Treatise of Government section 131. This essay is divided into four parts. In the first part‚ I would like to interpret what Locke’s position is developed in section 131 and in the next part‚ I would like to discuss how Locke supports this position by tracing back to the origin of government. Then in the third part‚ I would like to point out some flaws in this position by arguing

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    Political Science 1020E Professor Nigmendra Narain Term 1 Essay: What role should religion play in government policies? By Nivedita Sen Student Number: 250589199

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    which ultimately led to war. Although there were a series of events that led to the revolution‚ here I will address the main causes. On the surface‚ the thirteen American colonies were rejecting the tyranny of the British monarchy. Collectively‚ the colonies decided that because of such acts of tyranny‚ they could no longer legitimately claim their allegiance to Britain. In essence‚ Americans rejected the oligarchies common in aristocratic Europe at the time‚ upholding instead the development of republicanism

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    than with the democratic republic of modern America. Three of the most prominent absolutist leaders were Catherine the Great of Russia‚ Frederick the Great of Prussia and Louis XIV of France - these three leaders are perfect examples of the avarice‚ tyranny and lust for power that characterizes the Enlightened Despots. Catherine the Great was an absolutist leader who preached the benefits of the Enlightenment but made policy decisions in complete contradiction to Enlightenment ideals. After the death

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    request and subsequent approval by the central government or when the national legislature puts is place a legislation to empower the Local Authority. From a historic perspective this system can easily serve as a mentorship program for dictatorship‚ tyranny and or authoritarianism which ultimately undermines democracy and the principles of constitutionalism. The distance between the government and the citizens becomes too wide‚ thus creating room for systematic negligence‚ insufficient protection of

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    kind of selfish individual benefit. As a result‚ “a profound awareness of social injustice”1 outstands in the majority of his works. Orwell’s fable story Animal Farm‚ first published in 1945‚ cleverly portrays the author’s strong opposition to totalitarian regimes. Through common farm creatures‚ he illustrates how scarce or lack of education‚ dooms the working class to suffer the tyranny of a power-hungry dominant group. A cause that at first unified members of a society rebelling for a common

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    decision has been made questioningly ‘by the people’ when in fact they simply did not know the facts. Therefore‚ referendums should not be used. One of the main dangers of referendums is the tyranny of the majority. This issue essentially deals with the fact that referendums work in favour of the majority and leave the minority defenceless and their say is not taken into account. In 2008 Manchester released a referendum asking whether a congestion charge should be introduced‚ the vote was 78.8%

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    Subsequently‚ the Awami League won a landslide victory at the election of the National Assembly of Pakistan held in December 1970. Thus Bangabandhu acquired the right to form the government of Pakistan with his absolute majority in the parliament. Despite having absolute majority‚ Awami League could not ascend to power due to Yahia-Bhutto conspiracy. With the plea of discussion with Bangabandhu‚ President Yahia Khan began to collect arms and ammunitions from West Pakistan. Having taken all preparations

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    James Madison begins his famous Federalist 10 paper by stating that a strong argument in favor of the Constitution is the fact that it creates a government in control of the chaos‚ violence‚ and destruction caused by the factions in society. James Madison defines a faction as group of people who collectively work together to protect and promote their own economic interests and political opinions. In my opinion‚ these factions are inevitable‚ and this because of human nature and attraction theory

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    Compare Contrast Ethical Relativism Timeless questions asked in different ways. What are morals? And if any who decides what is right or wrong? The answers we get vary depending on who is asked or which theory we believe to be true. Whether the universal theory or the ethical relativism; The fundamental difference in these theories is defined in their names universal theory believe that morals are universal and ethical relativism reason that ethics is relative depending on the views of the people

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