Matching Pairs Modern Political PhilosophyOnline version Matching a philosopher with his ideas by Kristin Morgan (Teacher - Social Studies) 1 A constitution unites a nation by providing not just the shape of government but a shared understanding of the purpose of government 2 All men are born free, equal, and autonomous 3 Republics must be responsive to the changing needs of the citizens 4 Citizens keep their sovereignty instead of giving it to the government 5 Permanent factions (like political parties) lead to revolutions and civil wars when members put the good of the faction ahead of the good of the nation. 6 Any law not rooted in the natural law (justice) is invalid 7 The best form of government is a mix of monarchy and democracy 8 Argued for tripartite government as the best form 9 The right to overthrow a destructive government 10 Natural law is innate in humans, part of God's design, and cannot be abolished or altered by any government Plato David Hume John Locke Baron de Montesquieu Niccolo Machiavelli Jean Jacques Rousseau Aristotle Thomas Aquinas Cicero Thomas Hobbes
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