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Popular sovereignty vs. democracy
Title: Popular sovereignty vs. democracy
Category: Law & Government / Government & Politics
Details: Words: 753 | Pages: 3.2 (approximately 235 words/page)
Popular sovereignty vs. democracy
Imagine a world full of chaos and disorder, where people do what they please with no regard to those around them. Imagine a society where only the strong survive, and the weak are left to wither in the dust. Imagine trying to live in this world, trying to succeed in this place where you are constantly competing with others just to survive. It would be next to impossible. Such an environment would exist without government. …showed first 75 words of 753 total…
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…showed last 75 words of 753 total…down this right to all things; and be contented with so much liberty against other men, as he would allow other men against himself…”, man will inevitably return to his natural condition. The human desire for power will dominate man and thus persuade him to break the contract. In this State of Nature, life is “nasty, brutish and short.”
Assuming that man is rational, he will cooperate with the restrictions set by the governing body.
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