US Gov't Test

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What was the name of Thomas Hobbes's book on government?

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Leviathan

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How did Hobbes sum up people's quality of life in a state of nature?

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poor, nasty, brutish, and short

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According to Hobbes, people agreed to give up some __________________ in exchange for __________________ as part of the social contract.

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rights and power / protection

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In Hobbes's view of the social contract, people retained the right to question, overthrow, or replace their government.

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False

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Hobbes believed that a single __________, or ruler, should have complete authority over the people.

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sovereign

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John Locke's thinking influenced what American founder?

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Thomas Jefferson

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According to Locke, all humans share a set of __________.

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natural rights

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For both Hobbes and Locke, the social contract is an agreement between...

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citizens and government

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Locke's inalienable rights include...

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life, liberty, and property

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The founding document that officially separated us from Great Britain was the

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Declaration of Independence