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Which question is most clearly a normative question in political philosophy?
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A government successfully enforces a command, but no reason has been offered to justify its right to issue it. Which conclusion best follows?
- A
The government has authority because compliance proves its right to rule.
- B
The government has legitimacy because enforcement is effective.
- C
The government has power, but its authority has not been established.
- D
The government has justice because the command is obeyed.
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A political institution makes and administers laws for a territory and the people living there. Which description best identifies it?
- A
It is a political institution that governs a territory and its people.
- B
It is any group that can persuade people to change their behavior.
- C
It is a collection of rules that everyone considers fair.
- D
It is an organization whose authority is automatically legitimate.
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A government must decide whether to divide limited school funding equally or direct more of it to schools serving students with greater needs. What kind of political-philosophy question is this primarily?
- A
A question of distributive justice
- B
Whether officials have the capacity to administer laws
- C
Whether the state has sovereignty over a territory
- D
Whether the government can enforce a funding decision
05
True or false
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If a political institution is legitimate, it follows that every law it makes is just and every citizen has a duty to obey every command.
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True
- B
False
06
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Limiting state power may protect people from domination while also making it harder to address shared problems.
- A
True
- B
False
07
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What political concept concerns whether a government is justified in issuing directives or claiming a right to rule?
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What political concept names a government's ability to influence or control people's conduct, including through enforcement?
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When a public decision must resolve competing claims about what people are owed, it raises a question of .
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The idea of refers broadly to supreme political authority within a territory.
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Which considerations may philosophers use when assessing whether political institutions and their exercise of power are legitimate? Select all that apply.
- A
Consent
- B
The ability to enforce every command successfully
- C
Democratic procedures
- D
Protection of rights
- E
The existence of a territory by itself
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Which statements reflect the competing concerns political philosophy examines when evaluating the role of the state? Select all that apply.
- A
A state may provide security and coordinate collective action.
- B
The existence of a state proves that its power is just.
- C
A state may provide benefits while exercising power unfairly.
- D
The absence of a state is always the best way to address shared problems.
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A government prohibits a public demonstration. Analyze this decision using the concepts of power, authority, legitimacy, justice, and the state. Explain what each concept helps evaluate without assuming that the prohibition is automatically justified or unjust.
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A community is debating whether a proposed law is fair and whether the government is justified in enforcing it. What kind of question is the community asking?
- A
Which agency has the largest budget?
- B
What rules and institutions are justified?
- C
How many people voted in the last election?
- D
Which official has held office the longest?
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True or false
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True or false: Because a state governs a territory and its people, it is necessarily just and legitimate.
- A
True
- B
False
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A government successfully enforces a prohibition on a public demonstration. What does that fact establish most directly?
- A
The government has the power to enforce the prohibition.
- B
The government is justified in issuing the prohibition.
- C
The government’s institutions and decision are legitimate.
- D
The prohibition treats affected people fairly.
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A government can make people comply with a rule through enforcement, whether or not the rule is justified. What concept names its ability to influence or control their conduct?
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Which description best identifies a state in political philosophy?
- A
A political institution that governs a territory and its people
- B
Any organization that persuades people to follow a shared custom
- C
A group that can enforce rules but has no territorial scope
- D
A collection of laws that exists independently of governing institutions
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What is the one-word concept for supreme political authority within a territory?
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A government successfully enforces a directive, but citizens question whether it has a justified right to issue it. Which concept is at the center of that question?
- A
The government's capacity to make people comply
- B
The fair allocation of public benefits
- C
The territorial scope of a political institution
- D
The government's justified right to issue the directive