Unit 1: Lesson 2 Pre-Assessment

Thomas Hobbes believed that man was fundamentally...

• good

• evil

• neutral

John Locke believed that man was fundamentally...

• good

• evil

• neutral

The principle that the functions of government should be divided into separate branches is known as

• consent of the governed

• separation of powers

• strong central government

• popular sovereignty

This philosopher stated that all men are created equal and should be treated as such by the government.

• John Locke

• Charles Montesquieu

• Thomas Hobbes

• Jean Jacques Rousseau

This philosopher argued that the nature of man required a strong central government to ensure control of the people.

• Thomas Hobbes

• Charles Montesquieu

• John Locke

• Jean Jacques Rousseau

These two philosophers help to create and develop the idea of The Social Contract. (PICK TWO!)

• Thomas Hobbes

• Charles Montesqieu

• John Locke

• Jean Jacques Rousseau

The principle that the power of government originates with those ruled by that government is known as...

• Separation of Powers

• Checks and Balances

• Popular Sovereignty

• Consent of the Governed

John Locke believed all men had the natural rights of... (SELECT ALL THE NATURAL RIGHTS ACCORDING TO LOCKE)

• Life

• Liberty

• Property

• Pursuit of Happiness

• Justice

The imaginary place where there is no government, as discussed by Hobbes and Locke was known as....

• The State of Nature

• The Good Place

• The Tabula Rasa

• The State of Infancy

An agreement between the people and the government. The people agree to follow the rules and the government agrees to protect the natural rights of the people.

• Consent of the Governed

• The Social Contract

• The Separation of Powers

• The State of Nature