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Social Contract or the process of making a covenant, is the agreement which forms a government and implies that citizens agree to abide by its laws, and a basic social order or justice which preserves real peace. "Consent of the governed," under the social contract, [john Locke,Two Treatise on Government] without which revolt or rebellion is justified if the government betrays our trust, as in the Bush Administration's lack of real consent from Iraqis, inabilty to govern Iraq as a foreign occupying power, and violent, Hobbesian use of force instead of the instruments of diplomacy and peace-making. Hobbes, another social contract theorist, did not think governments needed to seek consent, but did speak of a "covenant" between persons and their government. This sort of franchise, whether elective or appointed or won by military conquest, is a central part of the Western Liberal tradition of all government, representative republics, and democracies.
Tacit consent or implied consent are other Lockean constructions which help to shape the root of all acceptable "liberal" [meaning 'freedom loving'] political theories and foundational principles. The most basic principle of self-determination underlies all contemporary concepts of Human or Natural Rights, as well. Autonomy, a synonym usually applying to individuals, may also be used as a term for the independent rationality of groups, as in "professional autonomy" of nurses and physicians as groups.
Thomas Hobbes said that without this "common power" life would be "solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short." Locke finds that we have natural rights to property even before the Social Contract is formed, but like Jefferson, whom he greatly influenced, found that governments that betray the trust of their people may be replaced in revolts or revolutions. It was this principle that Thomas Jefferson used in changing Locke's "life, liberty, and the pursuit of property" to the same phrase ending in "...happiness."
In all Social Contract theories, peace is preserved, and the giving up of power by each citizen to the "sovereign" [power or tyrant, king, representative government, etc.] is very clearly an exchange: the government must, in the Social Contract, provide security to each person. The consent may be revoked, and a new administration installed in its place, if the government does not provide security. Hence the stress on criminal justice and "security" issues during each election campaign.
This social contractarianism was also the principle which resulted in the American Revolution, and its new formation of the social contract of a Republic, The United States of America, now increasingly diverse, and the oldest in the world today.
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Did Northern Ireland create an agreement?
Northern Ireland has had many agreements. The one you may mean is the Belfast Agreement, commonly known as the Good Friday Agreement. It was signed in 1998. It is the most famous one but there have been others.
What agreement of government was signed by the Pilgrims?
The Agreement signed by the Pilgrims before going ashore was known as the Mayflower Compact. This served as the first governing document in the Plymouth Colony.
The principle that government must follow the same rules as the people is known as.?
The rule of law
The principle that government must follow the same rules as the people is known as .?
The rule of law
Shay's Rebellion continued because the government did not have the power to?
There was no Executive branch to carry out the laws passed by Congress, and so they weren't forced to follow the Articles of Confederation. This rebellion was the event that triggered a reform which pushed to unite the states and create a more effective national government, known as the Constitutional Convention.
What agreement is known as the victory of a little sparrow?
Thashkent Agreement
The agreement between the Trustees and the AMC is known as?
Investment management agreement
What is a non-disclousure agreement?
A non-disclosure agreement (NDA), also known as a confidentiality agreement confidential disclosure agreement (CDA).
The Good Friday agreement was signed by the?
The Good Friday Agreement, also known as the Belfast Agreement, was signed on April 10, 1998, by the British and Irish governments and most of the major political parties in Northern Ireland. It aimed to bring an end to decades of conflict known as "The Troubles" by establishing a devolved government and addressing issues related to national identity, governance, and civil rights. The agreement was a crucial step toward peace and reconciliation in the region.
What is agreement of 1916 on ganga?
There was an Agreement between Madan Mohan Malviya (who was the founder of Ganga Mahasabha in 1905) and british government on 18-19 Dec 1916 in Haridwar to stop building barrages on ganga.They agreed for no construction on ganga in future which stops the flow of ganga river.This is known as Agreement of 1916.
Who must ratify an amendment to the constitution what agreement of government was signed by the pilgrims?
An amendment to the U.S. Constitution must be ratified by three-fourths of the state legislatures or by conventions in three-fourths of the states. The agreement signed by the Pilgrims is known as the Mayflower Compact, which established a framework for self-government and communal decision-making in their new settlement.
What is the agreement to create a two-house legislature?
The agreement to create a two-house legislature refers to the Great Compromise, also known as the Connecticut Compromise, reached during the Constitutional Convention of 1787. It established a bicameral legislature in the United States Congress, consisting of the House of Representatives, where representation is based on population, and the Senate, where each state has equal representation with two senators. This compromise balanced the interests of both populous and smaller states, ensuring fair representation and contributing to the overall structure of the U.S. government.
