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    Supports→The fact that the alternative to remaining in a state would be terrible is not a sufficient reason to think that those who choose to remain in a state are not thereby bound by political obligation.

    A consent-based obligation that applies automatically to all persons in a jurisdiction by virtue of non-exit cannot be grounded in the same voluntarist logic that validates paradigm cases of private contract.

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    Key Terms

    Jurisdiction(as used in law and political philosophy)
    A specific area or system of government (like a country, state, or city) that has the power to make and enforce laws.
    consent-based obligation(as used in political philosophy)
    A duty or responsibility that only applies to you because you agreed to it, rather than because it was forced on you.
    non-exit(as used in political philosophy about citizenship)
    The situation where someone cannot easily leave or escape a place, system, or relationship—like being born into a country you didn't choose.
    paradigm cases(used to explain how we define concepts)
    The clearest, most obvious examples of something that help us understand what that thing is—like using a robin as the paradigm case of a bird.
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    (as used in contract law and political philosophy)
    An agreement between individual people (not involving the government) where both sides voluntarily choose to participate and know what they're agreeing to.
    voluntarist logic(as used in ethics and political philosophy)
    A way of thinking that says obligations are only fair and binding when people freely choose to accept them.

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