American Ideals 37. Sovereignty

dc.contributor.author	Konvitz, Milton R.
dc.date.accessioned	2020-11-30T18:45:21Z
dc.date.available	2020-11-30T18:45:21Z
dc.date.issued	1973
dc.description	Duration: 30:57
dc.description.abstract	For Locke, Professor Konvitz suggests, political sovereignty is dependent upon the existence of a social contract between the sovereign, the legislature, and the people who, through this contract, agree to be governed. It is the right of the governed, acting as a whole, to revolt against their government when it no longer protects their natural rights and to seek a new government that will act in accordance with these rights. It is further the right of individuals within such a society to refuse to act in accordance with specific laws that offend their personal conscience, but they should be prepared to suffer consequences for violating such laws. In the latter concept, Locke, Professor Konvitz asserts, has anticipated the essential elements of the concept of civil disobedience.
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dc.identifier.other	7668986
dc.identifier.uri	https://hdl.handle.net/1813/82695
dc.language.iso	en_US
dc.subject	law
dc.subject	Constitution
dc.subject	United States
dc.subject	Bill of Rights
dc.subject	American ideals
dc.title	American Ideals 37. Sovereignty
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local.authorAffiliation	Konvitz, Milton R.: Cornell University

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