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Eminent Domain

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Eminent Domain Much like the story of the three little pigs, home ownership does not always have a pleasant end. Abuses of eminent domain have enable profiteers to seize property from unwilling sellers. While it is important to keep in mind the needs of a community, to seize property for private economical development should not be justified by eminent domain. Neither the United States? constitution nor public opinion has displayed support for such reason.

U.S. v. Lopez

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SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES ? No. 93-1260 ? UNITED STATES, PETITIONER v. ALFONSO LOPEZ, Jr. on writ of certiorari to the united states court of appeals for the fifth circuit [April 26, 1995] Chief Justice Rehnquist delivered the opinion of the Court.

Answers to the John Locke Questions

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Answers on John Locke's Second Treatise of Government To understand political power we must see what state people are naturally in. For example, a state of perfect freedom. A free man would be willing to give up some of his freedom because a free man would give up his freedom and follow the laws that all men follow for the security provided by the government or ruling class. 1. one may only gain as much as one can use before it spoils 2.one must leave ?enough for others 3.one may only gain property through one's own labor. 1. Do whatever he thinks is fit for the preservation of himself and others within the law of nature. 2. Punish the crimes committed against law.

John Locke questions?

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Questions on John Locke?s Second Treatise of Government Use your own words to type answers to the following questions. Understand what you?re writing. 1. Summarize the first paragraph in your own words. 2. Explain why, a free man in the state of nature would be willing to give up some of his freedom. 3. Summarize the three reasons Locke gives for why property is not protected in the state of nature. 4. What are the two powers that Locke says man has in the state of nature? 5. Summarize paragraph 131 in your own words. 6. Define democracy, oligarchy, monarchy, and mixed government according to Locke. 7. Locke is famous for his ?social contract? theory of government. Based on what you just read, what do you think the social contract is?

Questions on John Locke

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Answers on John Locke's Second Treatise of Government To understand political power we must see what state people are naturally in. For example, a state of perfect freedom. A free man would be willing to give up some of his freedom because a free man would give up his freedom and follow the laws that all men follow for the security provided by the government or ruling class. 1. one may only gain as much as one can use before it spoils 2.one must leave ?enough for others 3.one may only gain property through one's own labor. 1. Do whatever he thinks is fit for the preservation of himself and others within the law of nature. 2. Punish the crimes committed against law.

Intro to Gov and he Constitution

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Key Terms 8/30/11 7:14 PM Basic Government Terminology Government: an institution through which society creates and enforces policy Policy: laws, acts, statutes (also known as ?public policy?) Policy Making System: the way or process in which policy (law) is made Politics: the way a society decides how power will be allocated in government Government Institutions: Congress, the President, the Courts (semi-institution: Bureaucracy) Linkage Institutions: those entities that link you to government institutions and the policy making system; also link government institutions to one another interest groups, political parties, mass media Domestic Policy: policy dealing only with the United States education, health care

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