Social Contract Review

Rousseau believed that men were naturally born good and called this:

• the "state of nature"

• being born again

• general will

• Great Chain of Being

According to Rousseau, what corrupted man?

• civilization

• sin

• the devil

• the family

What is the "General Will"?

• A will written for an inheritance

• A general in the army

• The majority of the people that have entered into the social contract

• Proof that "Might Makes Right"

Hobbes & Locke believed that without government, the "state of nature" would leave humans 

• In a state of happiness
• With an abundance of resources
• More choices
• In perpetual war

What is an agreement between people and the government?

• Consent
• Natural Rights
• Social Contract
• Voting

According to Hobbes & Locke, what is the purpose of government?

• Make us happy.
• Take our money.
• Enforce order.
• Protect all people. 

Who believed that man is born evil & selfish, and needs to be controlled.  Life without a strong government would be nasty, brutish, and short

• Hobbes
• Locke

Thomas Hobbes believed in one ruler (a monarch) because he said people were naturally brutish and selfish.

• True
• False

John Locke further developed the Social Theory and said that if government does live up to what it is suppose to do, people have the right to abolish it.

• True
• False

What natural rights did Locke refer to?

• Property, Happiness, Equality
• Equality, Fairness, Life
• Life, Liberty, Property