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As it was originally understood, the Bill of Rights restricted…

Once people have formed a body politic out of the state of nature, they must choose to establish a regime. To this regime, they will…

According to Aristotle’s basic political theory, all of the following are essentially good types of regimes, except… 

Legitimate revolt, according to Locke, may occur when the government…

The basic and essential goal of all good human governments is to serve the…

Harmony

In his capacity as Chief Executive of the United States, President Biden may…

Texture

A confident and energetic president who enjoys exercising the powers of office and wants to take credit for decisions made in his administration is said to have what type of personality?

Suppose a wealthy ruling class decides to use some government funds to establish a university for the majority of citizens, who are poor. As a result, the poor become better educated, more productive, and more aware of their political power. But suppose a protest movement breaks out among the newly-empowered poor, and the wealthy ruling class, instead of seeking the common good, begins simply to use force to keep the poor “in their place.” At this point, the wealthy ruling class has become a/an…