Why Government?

What was the idea of people living without government called?

• Social Contract
• Leviathan
• State of Nature
• State of the Union

What book did Thomas Hobbes write?

• Leviathan
• Common Sense
• The Blank Slate
• State of Nature

What system of government would Hobbes most likely want?

• Democracy
• Monarchy
• Oligarchy
• Republic

What is the idea that people are born with certain rights called?

• Birth Rights
• Social Contract
• State of Nature
• Natural Rights

When people agree to give up some rights and power in exchange for protection are participating in a:

• Leviathan
• State of Nature
• Social Contract
• Tabula Rasa

John Locke thought people were born without any knowledge and through life experiences they gained knowledge. What did he call this idea?

• State of Nature
• Natural Rights
• Leviathan
• Blank Slate

True or False: In a State of Nature, natural rights do not exist.

• True
• False

True or False: In a Social Contract, peoples rights are generally protected.

• True
• False

True or False: Thomas Hobbes hated the idea of one person having all the power.

• True
• False

True or False: John Locke believed that people had the right to overthrow the government if they felt the social contract was broken.

• True
• False