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Political Principles for Catholic Voters: Lesson Two

Political Principles for Catholic Voters

Session 2: Defining Politics and its Limits

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Locke argues that the state exists to protect what?*
- Life
- Liberty
- Property
- All of the above
According to Locke, when can a government be abolished?*
- When it becomes too powerful
- When it breaks its side of the contract
- When it becomes too weak
What's deficient in a modern view of politics?*
- It doesn't address the pursuit of good
- it doesn't appreciate man's potential
- It isn't practical enough
Where is the perfect society?*
- The modern U.S.
- The original U.S.
- Nowhere on earth
Why do utopias fail?*
- Humans have a fallen nature, so earthly utopias aren't possible
- Those who founded these utopias weren't trying hard enough
- We just haven't found the right utopian plan yet

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