Understanding Politics and Government

What is politics?

What is the relationship between philosophy/theology, ethics, and politics? How does politics depend upon those disciplines? How might disagreements on these first principles prohibit agreements in politics?

What are the two schools of philosophy discussed in lecture 1

What 2 authors were described as liberals in class

What ideas do liberals embrace?

What founding era document was associated with liberalism in class lectures, and which of his speeches was highlighted?

How does society begin, according to Aristotle?

"Man is by nature a political animal." how does this understanding affect the relationship between individual, family, and the city?

Is man primarily an individual, according to Aristotle

What quote does the author of your textbook begin with? Who wrote it? What school of thought does he belong to? What nation is he a citizen of?