7th Gr. History Unit 8 Flash Cards

laws of the Jews

Leviathan

The Republic

Two Treatises on Civil Government

City of God

The Prince

the study of who gets what, when and how

knowledge based on faith

knowledge based on logical thought

the goals of political science

knowledge based on the senses

sanctions and symbols

rule by few

consent of the governed

Roman emperor at the time of Christ

no laws or government

rule of laws and not men

"render unto Caesar..."

According to this person, the goal of a nation was to gain as much power and prestige as possible

According to this person, the purpose to the state is to control the evil nature of man and compel him to act morally.

Augustine said that the unique event of the __________ of _________ showed that the history of man not cyclical.

Christian political thinkers added to the tradition of Western political thought the ideas of justice and individual __________

All groups have leaders and __________

According to ___________, the purpose of the state is to protect the rights of the individual

True/False?

Plato said that to correct the evils of government through rational thought was impossible

True/False?

We cannot be misled by relying on any one of the means of knowledge

True/False?

Political science is the study of one part of man's culture

True/False?

Thomas Aquinas believed that the rule of human laws was more important than natural law

True/False?

Rationalism is accepting facts as knowledge because they fit like the pieces of a puzzle

The goal of political science is

The imaginary time before man had laws or governments is called _________

A new tax on real estate is an example of

"The sky is blue" is an

Epistemology is the study of

"God created the heaven and the earth" is a statement of

Events and people in the correct order: