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- Term to best describe Liberals, Moderates, and Conservatives
- Decade in which U.S. began to implement socialist programs
- Statist view on whether or not a government can perform services in which benefits are greater than total costs
- does John Locke believe that most people are reasonable and good?
- who might form a team to protect their rights from the strong?
- what do the people give up when agreeing to a social contract?
- how do people get the right to govern/where does the power for a legitimate government come from?
- What is the great and chief end for which people unite into government, according to Locke?
- What are the theoretical foundations of modern politics
- You are called to use your _________ of intellect and free will to pursue a true ____________ ____ ____________—one that is informed by and serves the ______________ ___________. Freedom of conscience is the basis of any ________ ____________ because it allows people to act out their own ________________ and it requires religious ________________ within society.
- What is the role of works in securing salvation for Luther and Calvin?
- St. _______ ________ ____ spoke clearly about the need for individuals and societies to recognize ____________ ______________ and be governed by it. He said that ________________ can lead even democracies to a form of ______________________ when you allow yourself to be led by anything but the ______________ ___________.
- What did Martin Luther and John Calvin mean by "justification"? (Just define the term—you don't need to explain how it works.)
- In the Prince, Machiavelli specifically lists four "most excellent" men among those who became princes by their own virtue. Name them.
- The principle of ___________________ establishes a hierarchy of functions and ________________________, meaning, the individual and the social group ________________ to the individual must take care of his or her needs. Remote social entities do not do as good a job of meeting the _____________ of an individual as do smaller entities that are closer in knowledge and ___________________ to the person.
- _____________________ exists primarily to promote the welfare of __________________, and one of its purposes is to apply the principles of ___________________. Its goal is the growth and ___________________ of the human person, and governments only exists to serve their _______________. The first priority of government must be the promotion of _______________ ____________.
- The _____________ does not promote a form of government but is clear that _________________ communities that uphold democratic values are integral for upholding ____________ __________. An authentic ________________ is the fruit of a convinced acceptance of the values that ________________ democratic procedures: the dignity of every human person, the _______________ of human rights, and the commitment to the ______________ ___________.
- Christ affirms that your first _________________ is to God but that you must also give ______________ authority what it is due. In any ______________________, authority is necessary and, since all _______________ _____________ is from God, God's authority is present in _________ governments and laws.
- The _____________ does not exist for society or the state, but _______________ and the state exist for the family. The family performs functions that are _______________ for the government: the _______________ and education of children, the passing on of ______________, and the instilling of values. Society and governments have a __________ to honor and assist the family and to guarantee __________ ___________.
- When people focus only on what they are ____________ instead of what they owe others or ______________, they can develop a sense of _____________________. Conversely, ignoring people's rights and focusing only on their "_______________________" often leads to a denial of people's ________________. Catholic social teaching emphasizes a ___________________ approach—that is, that all people have God-given human rights and all people have ___________ to others and to society.