Social Contract Theory

Multiple Choice

individuals who lead the people form the ....

• state

• nation

• government

• people

Multiple Select

individuals who lead the people are given authority by ....

Select all that apply

• birth

• election

• appointment

• other means

• mother nature

Multiple Choice

The rules made by a government and the methods it uses to enforce those rules are called ....

• state

• nation

• government

• public policy

Multiple Choice

The study of how a government makes and enforces public policy is called

• politics

• people

• authority

• public policy

Multiple Choice

What time is this assignment due by?

• 7 pm

• 3 pm

• 4 pm

• 5 pm

Multiple Select

 The state’s government ......

Select all that apply

• makes the rules

• enforces the rules

• controls the military

• handles relations with the governments of other states

• votes for other state's leaders

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What is your topic of this lesson? Spelling and grammar matter.

Multiple Choice

____ natural rights and that governments have a responsibility to protect those rights. 

• Locke

• Hobbes

• Washington

• Jefferson

Fill in the Blanks

English philosopher 

believed that without a strong government to control people, they would give in to their most savage instincts and act like wild animals.

SPELLING & GRAMMAR MATTER!!

Multiple Choice

True or False. John Locke wrote the book Leviathan (1651), about the need for what he called a social contract between governments and the governed.

• True

• False

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Locke believed people are born with

and that governments have a responsibility to protect those rights. 



SPELLING & GRAMMAR MATTER!!

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Locke believed people are born with

and that governments have a responsibility to protect those rights. 



SPELLING & GRAMMAR MATTER!!

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Hobbes and Locke agreed that one of the most important roles of government was to



SPELLING & GRAMMAR MATTER!!

Multiple Select

Hobbes and Locke believed that people needed a strong government to keep them from turning into _____

Select all that apply.

• Locke

• criminals

• savage animals

• a strong nation

• a chaotic mess

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This theory states that without the consent of the governed, no government will succeed. What is it?



SPELLING & GRAMMAR MATTER!!

Multiple Choice

Locke’s writings influenced Thomas Jefferson’s writing of the ______

• Declaration of Independence

• Declaration of the Rights of Man

• Leviathan

• Two Treatises of Government 

Multiple Choice

Believed a government’s primary role was protecting its state from being attacked.

• Hobbes

• Locke

• Leviathan

• Machiavelli

Poll

What should governments provide money, food, and shelter for some or all citizens? Schools? Healthcare?

Choose only one.

• Money

• Food

• Shelter

• School

• Healthcare

Open Ended

1. Type an example of a social contract. DO NOT USE THE EXAMPLES GIVEN. USE OF THE EXAMPLES WILL RESULT IN ZERO POINTS.

Open Ended

2. Type an example of a social contract. DO NOT USE THE EXAMPLES GIVEN. USE OF THE EXAMPLES WILL RESULT IN ZERO POINTS.

Open Ended

3. Type an example of a social contract. DO NOT USE THE EXAMPLES GIVEN. USE OF THE EXAMPLES WILL RESULT IN ZERO POINTS.

Open Ended

What is your summary? Using 25 words or less summarize this reading piece.