Political Authority
special feature of government that let them do things ordinary people cannot. And give ordinary people the duty to obey them.
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
Political Authority | special feature of government that let them do things ordinary people cannot. And give ordinary people the duty to obey them. |
Rule of Law | external constraints - law obvi (limits what a ruler can do) |
Rule of person | a person is main ruler and can bend the laws for special circumstances. (Experts unconstrained by the law) |
Communitarianism | promote the common good; not the well-being of any individual |
political animals | social creatures that develop a conception of good and want to argue and put it in practice |
polis | an interactive political community where everyone is invested in the common good |