Thomas Hobbes and John Locke

For both Hobbes and Locke, the social contract is an agreement between...

• plaintiff and defendant
• sovereign states
• companies and shareholders
• citizens and government

John Locke's inalienable rights include...

• life, liberty, and property
• pizza, chipa, and soda
• life, property, and travel
• freedom of speech, freedom to bear arms, and freedom of assembly

How did Hobbes view human nature?

• We are inquisitive and industrious.
• We are naturally selfish and quick to fight.
• We are naturally altruistic and usually willing to compromise.
• We are born a 'blank slate', and we develop differently according to our life's experiences..

How did Locke view human nature?

• We are a born a 'blank slate', and we develop differently according to our life's experiences..
• We are naturally altruistic and usually willing to compromise.
• We are naturally selfish and quick to fight.
• We are inquisitive and industrious.

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

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

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

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

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

• Religious Beliefs
• natural rights
• hopes and dreams
• traits and motivations

The willingness of people to hand over their rights to rules in exchange for law and social order is called...

• method of government
• enlightenment agreement
• social contract
• US Constitiution