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- 2. A Latin term meaning “blank slate”. It is also a philosophical term which refers to humans being born as a sort of “blank slate”, without any outer influences or any inherent qualities, where their minds are empty of knowledge, completely “blank”. It makes the argument that humans aren’t born as or with anything but are a product of experiences and influences.
- 5. An English philosopher known for his “social contract” theory, in which society has agreed to a sort of “social contract” where they give up their rights to an authority to avoid chaos and to gain protection. He argued that absolute sovereignty was the only kind of government necessary to maintain order and solve human selfishness. He also argued that human nature was brutish, selfish, and driven by a desire for power.
- 6. The state of being separated from anyone else’s rule, having complete authority over oneself, or being self-governing. It could be of one’s person or a community.
- 8. A collective group of people that is characterized by having a government, regulations, sovereignty, and having established territory or borders. The people within will typically share traditions, religion, race, or language.
- 10. An English philosopher and influential Enlightenment thinker. His main argument or theory was of “natural rights” where a government has an obligation to satisfy the natural rights of its citizens and that its citizens have the ultimate power over the government. He was a founder of modern liberal thought, emphasizing individualism and equal rights. He argued that a human’s state of nature naturally needed to be governed or employ the help of others, to grow in a society
- 12. The amount of influence a person or group has over others. It can be achieved through status (such as a teacher, familial, or through an established hierarchy), respect (influence through gaining others' respect), love/care (caring for a family member or friends), or being an authoritative figure (such as one’s boss or the government). Power can be forced or gained by having people who are willing to sacrifice something to give another power.
- 13. A collective group of people that often share language, religion, race, traditions, or general culture, but don't necessarily have a government or borders.
- 14. The power or influence someone has due to their role, such as a job position or position in the government or law enforcement, which allows them to make decisions for others. Typically referred to as authority. Authority doesn’t necessarily need their inferiors to respect them to have power over them, due to the decisions they can make for their inferiors, such as firing them, essentially mandating power.
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- 1. A nation (a collective group of people with shared culture) that is not considered a country or is acknowledged as one politically by the rest of the world. They do not have their own sovereign authority. Usually fights to have sovereignty that may cause conflicts within the overall borders of the countries that they reside in.
- 3. Any portion of land belonging to a government or under someone’s rule, or occupied by particular people or animals.
- 4. A state in which something or someone is at its barest point, with no outer influence of e.g., modern human society. This refers to both outer appearance and inner wants and needs. For example, what a human is without society influence (so no clothes, moral compass, understanding of typical things), or a dog or cat that hasn’t been domesticated.
- 7. An institutional authority with the power to govern the people of a community, nation, or state, usually intending to establish laws and maintain order. This is to organize society and maintain the well-being of its citizens
- 9. The number of inhabitants that occupy a territory or area, such as a town, city, or country. Can also be inhabitants of islands or a portion of land. The inhabitants can be people, animals, or even nonliving things, as it is a count of any one thing within an area (but typically refers to people or animals).
- 11. The system of government in which those involved fight for positions or power within government, fight for movements, laws, regulations, etc., to ideally represent the wants of the citizens and to make some sort of change.