Why Government? and Who Rules?

Before governments, Thomas Hobbes believed that people lived in a...

• Community of Cooperation

• State of Nature

• State of Being

• Nature of Humans

What does Hobbes describe as the "State of Nature"? Select all that apply.

• A Time without rights

• Lots of fighting

• No protections

• No security

• Orderly

What is a social contract?

• A demand from the government

• An organization to protect citizens

• An agreement between a government and its citizens

• A demand of the people

Which philosopher created the idea of the tabula rasa, the belief that humans are born with a blank slate?

• Rene Descartes

• Thomas Hobbes

• John Locke

• George Berkeley

Which of the following are the Natural Rights that Locke believed people shared? Select all that apply

• Life

• Pursuit of Happiness

• Liberty

• Property

How is Locke's view of the social contract different from Hobbes? Select all that apply.

• Governments protect people’s natural rights

• People need to give up all of their rights to live peacefully

• People can revolt if the government does not fulfill their promises

• Three branches of government are necessary

Which value would Hobbes and Locke agree upon?

• Life, liberty, and property are people’s rights

• The government should protect people’s natural rights

• Without the government, people would be in a state of nature

• People should have political power

"The government should offer protections and provide services." Who would agree?

• Hobbes

• Locke

• Both

• Neither

In Hobbes' belief, the American colonists had the right to rebel against the British King.

• True

• False

Which philosopher do you agree with more?

• Thomas Hobbes

• John Locke