It is also an intricate system of government with laws in which each member plays a special role and has to uphold the requirements of that role. ... It states that the family has specific laws that it must follow. Self-preservation is one of the laws that a family follows. ... Moreover, the family is still following its basic laws. ... His analogy also clarifies the law of self-preservation. ...

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It is also an intricate system of government with laws in which each member plays a special role and has to uphold the requirements of that role. ... It states that the family has specific laws that it must follow. Self-preservation is one of the laws that a family follows. ... Moreover, the family is still following its basic laws. ... His analogy also clarifies the law of self-preservation. ...

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The government has tried everything to protect us, but have gone too far with the Patriotism Law. ... Discrimination is the worst thing to come out of this law. ... This new law takes that right away just on stupid suspicions. ... Another basis for this law to be recalled is lack of privacy. ... The fact that so many people are lying down and letting the government do this to us is wrong. ...

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In the first case, the government must decide whether it is better to allow individuals to have complete freedom or to enforce strict law and order. ... The government is not only obligated to pass and enforce laws to maintain order but it is also obligated to maintain the traditional patterns of social relationships. The most common ways for a government to maintain order are through government legislation, interpretation of the law, and enforcement of the law. ... However, by promoting equality the government has passed some laws the limit individual freedoms. ... What the laws do not prohib...

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Hate Crime Laws: Abolish Them In the 1980's the governments of the United States created a new sort of crime; hate crime. ... The only reason hate crime gets a separate distinction is that the government does not know how to deal with this phenomenon, by creating these laws they avoid being "perceived as defending racists, bigots and homophobes"(Martin). ... With creating the hate crime laws, the government has made the fact that a crime is more or less serious according to the thoughts of the perpetrator. ... By creating the hate crime laws the government is giving victims of h...

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Governments provide guidance, help and safety to everybody. ... Because of this the government is able to resolve conflicts by making and enforcing laws, putting laws on what people can and can not do and to make the final decision. Governments also provide public services which is very helpful. ... With this they also provide good services as fire protection, law enforcement, public health, and safety programs. ... Everyone feels differently about the governments role. ...

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He feels that when you join this common-wealth you give up what the Law of Nature has given you before joining. ... He believes that people form common-wealth's in order to avoid some inconveniences that occur in the law of Nature. ... Another inconvenience occurs because the passions of men cause them to misapply the laws of Nature and hurt themselves and others. ... (Locke p.79) A fourth guideline is that government cannot transfer the power to make the laws to anyone other than the choice made by the people of that common-wealth. ... That is where the community as a whole uses t...

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The American colonists wanted an active role in their government with the ability to dictate their own laws, taxes, and of the like. ... But with Parliament being the highest governmental authority in Britain, who was there to stop them? ... This led the colonists to lose faith in Parliament as a leader and an adequate governmental authority over them. ... With these laws, acts, and taxes being put on them against their will and without their consent, it was in their nature to resist. ... The American colonists believed in a government for the people, by the people....

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When Lao-tzu instructed, "I let go of the law, and people become honest, I let go of economics, and people become prosperous. ... He was saying that if one quits forcing laws upon the people, they will begin to see the need for them and then start to follow them. ... He believed a prince must at least appear to have knowledge of the laws, even if he really did not. ... Lao-tzu was a detached leader and had the reputation of not forcing laws on the people. ... Through different laws and leadership ideas, both authors were trying to achieve a more successful government. ...

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Aristotle discussed the notions of "just" and "unjust" and how laws affected them. ... A good citizen was a citizen who was loyal to its government, willing to die for his country, and also a person who abides by the laws, even unjust laws. ... If the state did not provide for the citizen, then laws would be broken. ... If not, citizens would begin to break more laws. ... As stated earlier, a government wanted a good citizen, one who followed laws and wanted to do what was just. ...

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On the other hand, his actions are not regulated by law or by any clearly formulated code of behavior. In Oceania there is no law." (210-11). ... The people of Oceania fear the government to such a great extent that there is no need for law in their society. The government does not have to put down exact laws, but all the people know what the penalty for doing certain things are - usually vaporization. ... Loving the government will not cause them to obey laws, loving the government will not make the nation wealthy or powerful, it is fear that will. ...

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I share the opinion of the majority of the world in thinking that democracy is the best form of government. ... We have the power to influence (even if it is only slightly), the way the government is handled. ... The rules of enforced laws help to make democracy work. A set government with rules and consequences always helps to prevent chaos. When people are allowed to vote on which laws will go into effect it helps to gain support and respect for those laws. ...

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There are no universal principles by which justice or injustice can be defined other than the way in which the government has made its laws. ... In this view, the idea that there is some sort of universal ideal or natural law is often just an argument by those who do not like the laws of the government in power. The opposing view argues that there is a natural ideal of justice that law aspires to that can be used as a criteria to measure whether laws are just or not. This school of thought is traditionally described as people who support the concept of natural law or natural justice. ...

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As well as what purpose government serves its people. ... He says that people are at their worst when separated from law and justice. ... One other necessity for government is equality. ... No matter what under the laws people had the right to act properly to each other. ... And finally ech man said that in government, whether it be through inherent rights for the way government should be run, that all men should be equal under a government. ...

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Everything the government does is fair in the eye of law, as long as it is for the effort to achieve the state's greater good. ... Trying to find food source outside of electric fence which was already installed considered as a violation to the law. To make sure that this policy runs smoothly, the Capitol installed an army of law enforcer called "Peacekeepers". These peacekeepers often performed cruel and unjust punishment to those who broke the law even the slightest. ... Another example of hard power used by the government is the way the government killed every single protes...

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I cannot for an instant recognize that political organization as my government which is the slave's government also." ... According to Thoreau, if people followed their conscience instead of the law, they would do the just thing. If people obeyed all laws, they would tend to do unjust things. ... Politicians are supposed to act according to just laws, but more often than not, they tend to take the law in their own hands. ... Even the law, which normally reinforces justice, is doing the contrary of what it is suppose to. ...

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Sometimes breaking unjust laws to be treated equally isn't wrong to do. ... Through his reading he shows that the government is very unjust with its laws and people. ... It's true there are laws that are just un-understandable for the government to have. ... King also saw unjust laws that the government wanted to strongly enforce on its decisions to granting equal civil justice to everyone in Birmingham. The reason why the government wanted to ignore those justice laws was because they wanted people to think as they thought. ...

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Habit is where citizens obey the law and generally don't do anything wrong. ... Consensus is an agreement or acceptance with the government's laws. ... This represents their victory and freedom over the government. ... Coercion is the lever of power most effectively used in the movie by Major Max and his government. Good reasons for this are throughout the movie, people are afraid of the government. ...

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The last concept is Government. Government is ubiquitous. ... Remember that government is everywhere. ... The government passed the No Child Left Behind program into a law, yet, President Bush would like to cut more money out of the educational budget until the time is right to get this program started. ... The No Child Left Behind Act wants this law installed and running immediately. ...

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The creation of the Soviet Union and its communist government led to a fear in the U.S. that communism could spread in America and the U.S. government would be overthrown just as the Russian government and its Tsar (the Russian King) had been replaced (Tsar Nicholas II was eventually murdered by the Communists along with his entire family). ... Eventually, the government began to crackdown against these groups. ... Constitution and rule of law" which has always guided the U.S. and insured our free society were suddenly now pushed back. ... The communists or the “Redsâ€"...

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The Articles gave the federal government very little power. ... This is why the United States needed a much stronger federal government. Madison was telling people why they needed to agree to a stronger government. ... To me this form of government isn't restrictive against personal rights. ... I don't understand why anyone would not want to live in a land where you're protected by laws that are punishable when broken, where your rights are protected, where there is no government interference with economic gain or markets, where you can be a self made man, where you can speak ...

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Germany's government is one of federalism. According to Roskin (p. 197), federalism is defined as a system of government where its components have considerable autonomy. ... The inherent struggle of powers between the Lander and the National government prevents the central government from becoming powerful. ... Supreme Court the German Supreme Court is independent from other branches of government, makes sure that all statues are pursuant to the Basic Law that protects civil liberties, and unlike their U.S. counterpart are able to declare dangerous political parties illegal. ... In Ge...

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The Power of God against the guns of government The Porfiriato was a time of reform, a time of change to the status quo. ... Cruz Chavez, as a result, used this as reason to start a rebellion against the local government and higher authorities. ... The natives were unfairly treated which led them to be opposition of the government. ... When the Porfirian laws took away the freedom of worship from the local people, they took away more than they thought. ... The government, the people, and the land was destined for a change and in many ways it got it. ...

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The document also states that everyone is equal under these laws. ... The United States of America is based upon the idea that everyone under the rule of the United States Government is equal. They all have the same rights and privileges offered by the government. ... The ideas of the puritans, such as religious freedom and equal rights have been passed down through history to the present day government. ...

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Issue Is it constitutional for the government to restrict freedom of speech for the purpose of protecting the Government of the United States? Facts On June 17, 1957 the Supreme Court found leaders of the Communist Party of California guilty for conspiracy to overthrow the Government of the United States. ... The Smith Act made it unlawful to advocate or organize the destruction or overthrow of any government in the United States by force. Yates claimed that his party was engaged in passive actions and that any violation of the Smith Act must involve active attempts to overthrow the govern...

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