Unit 1 Review (part 1)

Man is naturally a social animal and

will work to preserve society.

• Hobbes

• Locke

Man is naturally evil, greedy and

selfish.

• Hobbes

• Locke

People are naturally peaceful; justice

will usually prevail as long as people

are allowed to defend their life,

liberty and property.

• Hobbes

• Locke

In nature, people live in “continual

fear, and danger of violent death;

and the life of man, solitary, poor,

nasty, brutish, and short.”

• Hobbes

• Locke

Natural Rights - Life, Liberty, Property

• Hobbes

• Locke

In John Locke's Two Treaties of Government he mainly writes about

• Divine Right

• Evolutionary Theory

• The Social Contract

• Divine Right

Montesquieu wrote the following

• All of these

• The Spirit of Laws

• The Leviathan

• Two Treaties on Government

Which of the following statements BEST describes Locke's disagreement with Hobbes?

• Locke believed in Rousseau's social contract theory that included direct democracy

• Locke believed in an absolute monarchy

• Locke believed that certain rights should not be granted to the people

• Locke believed citizens could break the social contract if government doesn't meet the needs of the people

Magna carta, Petition of rights, English bill of rights - all these documents above are most likely associated with

• Limited the power of the king

• Executive powers

• Divine Right

• The right to bear arms

How do dictatorships differ from a Democracy

• In dictatorships, citizens vote for their leaders in elections

• In dictatorships many political parties are represented in the government

• In dictatorships, citizens have little say in government affairs

• In dictatorships, government power is limited by checks and balances