Enlightenment Philosophes

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

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

Which Enlightenment philosopher believed government works best when there is separation of powers?

• Hobbes
• Locke
• Montesquieu
• Rousseau

Baron de Montesquieu established two ideas that helped mold today's government in the United States. Those two ideas were....

• reason and progress 
• Separation of Power and Checks and Balances 
• Laissee-faire and Supply & Demand
• General Will and Social Contract

What did Rousseau believe that governments should work toward?

• A Revolution against the monarchy
• Good Health
• Common Good
• No Taxes

According to Locke, all humans share a set of __________.

•  internal organs
• natural rights
• hopes and dreams
• traits and motivations

Before the Enlightenment, what was the main form of government in Europe?

• Democracy

• Autonomy

• Oligarchy

• Monarchy/Absolute Rule

People are basically selfish and evil.

• Hobbes
• Locke

Everyone has the right to life, liberty and property.

• Hobbes
• Locke

In a social contract, people agree to obey government as long as government is protecting their freedoms.

• Hobbes
• Locke