Social Contract Theory

In what cases does Rousseau favor election by lot?

• In aristocracies

• In democracies

• In electing military officers

• In deciding on administrative affairs

According to Rousseau, what is legitimate political authority based on?

• Slavery

• Nature

• Force

• A Social Contract

What do people get in return for surrendering their freedom to an absolute monarch, according to Rousseau?

• Preservation

• Peace

• Nothing of any value

• Security

What did John Locke believe in regarding political authority?

• Divine Right

• Nature

• Force

• A Social Contract

Who said, 'Man is born free, and everywhere he is in chains'?

• Emmanuel Kant

• John Locke

• Thomas Hobbes

• Jean-Jacques Rousseau

According to Thomas Hobbes, what is the basis of political authority?

• Slavery

• Nature

• Force

• A Social Contract