Unit #1: Foundations of Government

This philosopher is most well-known for wanting have a separation of both church and state.

• Voltaire

• Montesquieu

• Rousseau

• Hobbes

Thomas Hobbes believed......

• All people are born good.

• All people are born wicked, evil, and cruel.

• All people are born good, but society corrupts them.

• That there needed to be a clear separation of church and state.

John Locke supported what type of government?

• Oligarchy

• Direct Democracy

• Representative Democracy

• Absolute Monarchy

The old belief that God gave Kings and Queens their power to rule is known as what?

• The Privileges of the King

• The Virtuous Rights of the Royal Family

• The Divine Rights of Kings

• The Sacred Vows of the Royal Family

An agreement between a group of people and a government is known as what?

• Social Contract

• Justice Agreement

• Liberty License

• Civil Contract

Natural Rights of life, liberty, and property were an essential aspect of which philosopher?

• Montesquieu

• John Locke

• Rousseau

• Hobbes

Which philosopher believed that humans were corrupt and supported the idea of checks and balances and a separation of powers.

• Hobbes

• Voltaire

• Montesquieu

• Locke

This philosopher believed that people were basically good, supported a representative democracy, and defined natural rights as life, liberty, and property.

• Voltaire

• Montesquieu

• Thomas Hobbes

• John Locke

Power being passed based on inheritance and family lines is an example of a.....

• Dictatorship

• Theocracy

• Monarchy

• Republic

These types of government use fear, intimidation, and the military to control and run their countries. This is a.....

• Anarchy

• Monarchy

• Dictatorship

• Direct Democracy