Philosophical Foundations

The idea of Natural Rights can best be attributed to who?

• George Washington

• Adam Smith

• John Locke

• Thomas Jefferson

According to John Locke, if the government didn't protect the people's natural rights, what could the people do?

• Overthrow the government

• Petition the government for their rights

• Nothing, the people don't have rights

• Eat Doritos and Cry

What role did the government have, according to John Locke?

• Protect the people's natural rights

• Take away people's natural rights

• Help determine the people's natural rights

• Spy on its citizens digital data and privacy

Hobbes' book was called...

• Qur'an

• Leviathan

• Odyssey

• Don Quixote

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

What is an agreement between people and the government?

• Consent
• Natural Rights
• Social Contract
• Voting

According to the social contract theory, where does the government get its power?

• "the legislature"
• "the laws of nature"
• "the consent of the governed"
• the King of England

In a democratic government, the questions of "how should we govern" and "what should government do" are controlled by

• the leaders.

• the military.

• the elected representatives.

• the people.

¿De qué se trata la hipótesis del estado de naturaleza?

• En algún momento los seres humanos vivían en una situación donde no había normas, gobierno, ni leyes que cumplir.

• En algún momento los seres humanos estaban aislados de todo contacto con sus semejantes.

• En algún momento los seres humanos vivían es un estado artificial hecho a base de su propia decisión y poseen derechos.

Which enlightenment thinker believed that a government is needed to keep order?

• Voltaire
• Hobbes
• Rousseau
• Beccaria