GOV Unit 1 Review

Which philosopher believed that people are born naturally evil?

• Thomas Hobbes

• John Locke

This philosopher believed that people are born naturally neutral (not good or evil).

• Thomas Hobbes

• John Locke

Which ancient civilization did NOT influence how our government was formed?

• Greece

• Egypt

• Rome

Hobbes and Locke both agree that without government, we would be living in a "state of ______"?

• Chaos

• Anarchy

• Nature

• Oppression

What was Hobbes famous book about government called?

• Behemoth

• Leviathan

• Dinosaur

• Second Treatise on Government

True or false: Thomas Hobbes believed a representative democracy would be the best form of government.

• True

• False

What does "tabula rasa" mean?

• State of nature

• Evil

• Blank slate

• Red table

Which of the following is NOT a natural right as described by Locke?

• Life

• Property

• Pursuit of Happiness

• Liberty

Thomas Jefferson added which right to Locke's natural rights?

• Life

• Liberty

• Property

• Pursuit of Happiness

True or false: Natural rights are rights a person is born with and cannot be given nor taken away by government.

• True

• False