Homework answers / question archive / California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo SS 121 Quiz 5: Locke & Rawls 1)For Locke, the purpose of the state is to- Protect property Provide peace Allow for the good life Protect from external enemies The power that moves the body of the commonwealth is- The majority The army The monarch Property owners What is the "supreme power" of the commonwealth? The legislative The executive The judicial The federative The type of consent Locke thinks is necessary to indicate that one has agreed to abide by the laws of a commonwealth is- Tacit consent Enforced consent Explicit consent Majority consent   In the case of justified resistance to established authority, who are the rebels? The government which breaks its obligations to the people The military who act to enforce tyranny The people who take up arms against the government The minority who feel imposed on by the majority In Rawls' "Original Position," participants choose behind a- "Veil of ignorance" which means I don't know what my actual status in society will be "Veil of apathy" where I don't care what my status in society will be "Veil of power" where I try to mold social institutions to benefit my social position "Veil of silk" which makes me look very attractive In the original position I know all of the following except- What my actual interests are That I will have a conception of the good That I will have actual interests That I can act in accord with a sense of justice Rawls principles of justice states all of the following, except- Wealth should be redistributed to promote economic equality People should have the greatest amount of equal liberty, compatible with the greatest amount of liberty for all others Positions and offices should be open to all Unequal distribution of social assets should benefit the least well off Rawls says the best way to describe justice is as- Fairness Equality Right Security Which statement would Rawls agree with regarding our natural talents and pre-given assets? It is not fair that we have them It is fair that we gain by their use We should not use them to our advantage We should do everything we can to offset their advantages                      

California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo SS 121 Quiz 5: Locke & Rawls 1)For Locke, the purpose of the state is to- Protect property Provide peace Allow for the good life Protect from external enemies The power that moves the body of the commonwealth is- The majority The army The monarch Property owners What is the "supreme power" of the commonwealth? The legislative The executive The judicial The federative The type of consent Locke thinks is necessary to indicate that one has agreed to abide by the laws of a commonwealth is- Tacit consent Enforced consent Explicit consent Majority consent   In the case of justified resistance to established authority, who are the rebels? The government which breaks its obligations to the people The military who act to enforce tyranny The people who take up arms against the government The minority who feel imposed on by the majority In Rawls' "Original Position," participants choose behind a- "Veil of ignorance" which means I don't know what my actual status in society will be "Veil of apathy" where I don't care what my status in society will be "Veil of power" where I try to mold social institutions to benefit my social position "Veil of silk" which makes me look very attractive In the original position I know all of the following except- What my actual interests are That I will have a conception of the good That I will have actual interests That I can act in accord with a sense of justice Rawls principles of justice states all of the following, except- Wealth should be redistributed to promote economic equality People should have the greatest amount of equal liberty, compatible with the greatest amount of liberty for all others Positions and offices should be open to all Unequal distribution of social assets should benefit the least well off Rawls says the best way to describe justice is as- Fairness Equality Right Security Which statement would Rawls agree with regarding our natural talents and pre-given assets? It is not fair that we have them It is fair that we gain by their use We should not use them to our advantage We should do everything we can to offset their advantages                      

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