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Which of these is not among the powers of the sovereign as ascribed to by Jean Bodin?
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The theory that our social status, either as slaves or as nobility, was neither a product of nature nor the gods, was first promoted in the Greek society by the ____
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In Plato's political thought, which of these is not among the three classes of people in the state?
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According to Marsilio's two good lives, the first good life consists of proper study of
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The school where Plato taught his political and other theories is known as the__________
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In Jean Bodin, citizenship is due mainly to ___
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___ is regarded as the founder of Stoicism
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In Locke's political thought, all men are God's ____
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Hobbes defines as the mortal god to which we owe our peace and defence under the immortal God
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___ is the propounder of harm principle
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Code Napoleon ephasised that the state should not encroach on the individual of the citizens
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The principle of check and balances among levels of government was introduced by
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Happiness is defined by as the avoidance of pains, worry and axiety
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As a young student, Marx embraced ___ which greatly influenced his future writings
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Seneca conceived the greater state which all humans belong to as
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The ultimate rulers in Plato's political thought are the ___
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According to the epicureans, the natural guiding principle of all men is
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Aristotle considered the pursuit of ___ as the end or purose of state
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____, according to Locke, teaches all mankind that no one ought to harm another in his life, health, liberty or possessions
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Which of these is not among the best form of government acoording to Aristotle?
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Aristotle regards as the highest form of government
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According to early Greek writers, the corruption of democracy leads to __
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Rousseau believed that the natural man is naturally ___
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The idea that progress in arts and sciences has led to idleness, inequality and luxury was promoted by
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Machiavelli's famous book that swept aside all moral considerations for rulers is known as ___
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Hegel considers as the actuality of concrete freedom
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According to Jeremy Bentham, man's two sovereign masters are ___ and ___
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A government characterised by honour and ambition is regarded as by Plato
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The debate concerning the dual recognition authority of the church and that of the state is famously regarded as
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The saying that the end justifies the means is derived from whose political philosophy?
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___ brought about the fall of men in Seneca's golden age
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Which of these is not a thinker of the enlightenment?
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The conflict between the private and public interest, according to Hegel is resolved by the
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According to Aristotle, the state has its organic origin in the
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John Locke's works are noted for their strong aversion to
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In political thought philosophers are not only concerned with objective realities of a political system but also what should constitute the ____ state
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The city state, according to Plato and Aristotle, is characterised by
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man is born free, but is everywhere in chains, is a saying attributed to
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In Aristotle's ideal state which category f people should not be granted citizenship
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Which of these is not among the subjects to which the ruler in Plato's ideal state must be exposed to?
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The constitution which governs the stoics' world state is
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Jean Bodin's idea of property includes, father, mother, children, servants and
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Western political thought is said to have its origin in _____
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The practice of land ownership held in fief by serfs is called ____
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According to Aquinas, another name for divine law is ___
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Marx holds that it is under communism that the highest stage of will emerge
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According to Machiavelli the good ruler must possess the character of an animal called
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contemplated an ideal state where women rather than men would be leaders
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According to Epicureans the wise man should avoid except when compelled by circumstances
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The first political thinker to insist that man has no supernatural end is ___
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