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WorksheetsWhy Government?
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What was the idea of people living without government called?
a)
Social Contract
b)
Leviathan
c)
State of Nature
d)
State of the Union
2.
What book did Thomas Hobbes write?
a)
Leviathan
b)
Common Sense
c)
The Blank Slate
d)
State of Nature
3.
What system of government would Hobbes most likely want?
a)
Democracy
b)
Monarchy
c)
Oligarchy
d)
Republic
4.
What is the idea that people are born with certain rights called?
a)
Birth Rights
b)
Social Contract
c)
State of Nature
d)
Natural Rights
5.
When people agree to give up some rights and power in exchange for protection are participating in a:
a)
Leviathan
b)
State of Nature
c)
Social Contract
d)
Tabula Rasa
6.
John Locke thought people were born without any knowledge and through life experiences they gained knowledge. What did he call this idea?
a)
State of Nature
b)
Natural Rights
c)
Leviathan
d)
Blank Slate
7.
True or False: In a State of Nature, natural rights do not exist.
a)
True
b)
False
8.
True or False: In a Social Contract, peoples rights are generally protected.
a)
True
b)
False
9.
True or False: Thomas Hobbes hated the idea of one person having all the power.
a)
True
b)
False
10.
True or False: John Locke believed that people had the right to overthrow the government if they felt the social contract was broken.
a)
True
b)
False
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