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 The best form of government is a mix of monarchy and democracy 3 Argued for tripartite government as the best form 4 Republics must be responsive to the changing needs of the citizens 5 All men are born free, equal, and autonomous 6 Natural law is innate in humans, part of God's design, and cannot be abolished or altered by any government 7 The right to overthrow a destructive government 8 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. 9 Any law not rooted in the natural law (justice) is invalid 10 Citizens keep their sovereignty instead of giving it to the government Plato Jean Jacques Rousseau Thomas Hobbes Thomas Aquinas Aristotle Baron de Montesquieu Cicero John Locke David Hume Niccolo Machiavelli
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