Why Government?

Why Government?

7th - 9th Grade

14 Qs

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Why Government?

Why Government?

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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What is the "State of Nature" according to Hobbes?

Agreement between people and their government
Everyone had a right to everything
People are born with a tabula rasa - blank slate
Life, Liberty and Property

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What are Natural Rights?

Life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness
Life, liberty and property
Tabula rasa - born with a mind like a blank slate
Protection from the Government

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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

Behemoth
Gargantua
Leviathan
Colossus

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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

life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness
poor, nasty, brutish, and short
fulfilling, long-lived, philosophical, and introspective
scared, hungry, lonely, and cold

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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

rights and power / protection
food and shelter / weapons
security and protection / freedom
money / goods and services

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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

emperor
magnate
overlord
sovereign

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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John Locke's thinking influenced what American founder?

George Washington
Benjamin Franklin
Alexander Hamilton
Thomas Jefferson

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