The Social Contract

According to the social contract video, what is a fundamental question to ask before studying government and politics?

• What is the role of government?

• What are the types of government?

• How does government function?

• Do we need government, and why?

In a world without government, what is one of the freedoms mentioned?

• Freedom to receive education

• Freedom to own property

• Freedom to travel abroad

• Freedom to vote

What does Thomas Hobbes describe the state of nature as?

• A state of economic prosperity

• A state of mutual cooperation

• A state of peace and harmony

• A state of war of every man against every man

According to Hobbes, what are the two chief virtues in a state of war?

• Wisdom and courage

• Justice and equality

• Honesty and integrity

• Force and fraud

What is the title of the book written by Thomas Hobbes?

• The Republic

• The Social Contract

• Politics

• Leviathan

What does Hobbes suggest is necessary to keep people in awe?

• A strong central government

• A decentralized government

• A laissez-faire government

• A democratic government

What is the concept of giving up some rights to protect others called?

• Natural rights

• Social contract

• Utilitarianism

• Divine right

Who first formally used the term 'social contract'?

• Thomas Hobbes

• John Locke

• Jean-Jacques Rousseau

• Montesquieu

What does the social contract involve?

• Giving up property rights only

• Giving up some rights to protect essential freedoms

• Giving up all rights to the government

• Giving up no rights at all

What big question remains after agreeing to a social contract?

• What economic system to adopt

• How to educate citizens

• What form the government should take

• How to enforce laws