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Political Science – II · Unit 2

Pol Science II exam question: Discuss the general grounds of

The question (13 marks)

Discuss the general grounds of political obligation, and examine the political obligation created by the Divine Right Theory and by the Social Contract Theory. (13 marks)

MU Module II, grounds and theories of political obligation; pack ch. 02 sections 3 and 5.

Plan your answer on paper before you look at the authorities — issue first, then the rule, then apply it to these facts.

It tests Unit 2 · Political Obligation — State Authority and the Citizen of Political Science – II.

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