American Government Study Guide Theocracy - a system of government in which God himself rules personally or through chosen representatives. ... Joshua 1:8 - "This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shall meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shall make thy way prosperous, and then thou shall have good success." ...

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In the state of nature, says Rousseau, "man is born free, and everywhere he is in chains" (Book I: I 169). ... "Might does not create right," explains Rousseau (Book I: III 173). ... In Book II, Rousseau will first explain the inalienable status of the sovereign, the body of people that are "the true foundation on which all Societies rest" and then the laws that help to maintain the loyalty of its subjects (Book I: V 179). ... Humbly speaking, in default of natural sanctions, the laws of justice are ineffective among men" (Book II: VI). ... Rousseau sees clearly that it is impossible to plac...

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In the state of nature, says Rousseau, "man is born free, and everywhere he is in chains" (Book I: I 169). ... "Might does not create right," explains Rousseau (Book I: III 173). ... In Book II, Rousseau will first explain the inalienable status of the sovereign, the body of people that are "the true foundation on which all Societies rest" and then the laws that help to maintain the loyalty of its subjects (Book I: V 179). ... Humbly speaking, in default of natural sanctions, the laws of justice are ineffective among men" (Book II: VI). ... Rousseau sees clearly that it is impossible to plac...

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In Locke's' book "Two Treatises of Government" he argued that when a government is unfit to rule the citizens of its country the masses should overthrow it. ... In Hobbes book "Leviathan" he argued that humans are not rational and could not properly make decisions for themselves, therefore concluding that man is bad in nature. ... This means that a rare above average man needs to take the steps to become supreme leader and guide the people in the way they see best fit, as did Adolf Hitler and Joseph Stalin. ...

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It has many meanings and has turned up in surprising places--the Spain of General Franco, the Greece of the colonels, the Pakistan of the generals, the Eastern Europe of the commissars--usually prefaced by some qualifying adjective such as "guided," "basic," "organic," "popular," or the like, which serves to dilute, deflect, or even to reverse the meaning of the word. ... Locke's book, Two Treatises (published in 1690), stated that under the "social contract," the government's job was to protect "natural rights", which included "the right to life, liberty, and the ownership of pro...

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