Foundations of American Government Pre-Test

According to Thomas Hobbes, humans always make decisions based off of _________ 

• self-interest
• concern for others
• expression of rights
• Magic 8 ball

What is the state of nature?

• situation without government
• situation when everyone lives outside

The main task of humans in Hobbes’ state of nature is to _______ 

• be happy
• make mone
• stay alive
• ensure that no one's rights are violated

Hobbes said that humans should ______ rebel against government because that would return them to the worst possible place, the state of nature.

• occasionally 
• sometimes
• very rarely
• never

Hobbes believes that the ________ is the worst existence possible, as there is no government to make sure people behave well.

• state of war
• state of nature
• art of war
• life of war

John Locke, who was a big influence on the Founding Fathers, believed that humans _________ rebel against government when their rights of life, liberty, and property are violated.  

• cannot
• should not 
• can

Jean-Jacques Rousseau believed that the best government was a ________, in which all citizens would regularly meet together to make decisions for the betterment of society.   

• direct democracy
• republic
• monarchy
• totalitarian state 

In the 1600s, almost 300,000 people from England came to the colonies, while from 1700 to 1775 only 80,000 people from England came over.  Nevertheless, the population of the colonies greatly increased during the 1700s.  Thus, you can assume that during the 1700s the colonies became 

• more diverse
• less diverse
• poorer
• more homogeneous

True or False: As almost 3 out of every 4 New Englanders in 1776 had English ancestry, New England was a very diverse region. 

• True
• False

True or False: The Middle Colonies were more diverse than the New England colonies.

• True
• False