Enlightenment Philosophers

How would 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

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

John Locke's thinking most influenced what American Founding Father?

• George Washington
• Benjamin Franklin
• Alexander Hamilton
• Thomas Jefferson

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

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

Locke's inalienable rights include...

• life, liberty, and property
• pizza, chips, and soda
• life, property, and travel
• freedom of speech, freedom to bear arms, and freedom of assemble

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

• Hobbes
• Locke
• Montesquieu
• Rousseau

Rousseau, Montesquieu, and Locke would all support:

• A dictatorship
• A democracy
• An absolute monarchy
• All of these

Which Enlightenment thinker believed in the "social contract"?

• Charles-Louis Montesquieu
• Jean-Jacques Rousseau
• Adam Smith
• John Locke

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 people should work toward?

• A Revolution against the monarchy

• Good Health

• Common Good

• No Taxes