Quiz 3 World History

Social Contract where people give up their rights to a strong ruler. (Wrote Leviathan)

The government has absolute power.

• John Locke

• Montesquieu

• Voltaire

• Thomas Hobbes

All people are born with NATURA RIGHTS (life, liberty, property)

People can govern themselves

The governments role is to protect the natural rights of the people.

If the government fails to protect rights the people can overthrow the government and vote for a new one.

• Voltaire

• Thomas Hobbes

• John Locke

• Montesquieu

This philosopher believed in separation of powers in order to keep any person or group from gaining too much power.

• Mary Wollstonecraft

• Montesquieu

• Thomas Jefferson

• Thomas Hobbes

This philosopher believed in having a social contract where people made a deal with each other to protect each others rights.

(give up some rights for the greater good)

• Montesquieu

• Jean-Jacques Rosseau

• Voltaire

• Thomas Jefferson

This philosopher fought for tolerance, reason, freedom of religion and freedom of speech.

• Thomas Hobbes

• John Locke

• Voltaire

• Jean-Jacques Rousseau

Who believed women should have the right to participate in politics?

• Thomas Jefferson

• Cesar Bonesana Beccaria

• Mary Wollstonecraft

• John Locke

Who believed that a person accused of a crime should receive a speedy trial and that torture should never be used?

• Mary Wollstonecraft

• Thomas Jefferson

• Cesare Bonesana Beccaria

• John Locke

The government gets their authority from the people.

Federal power is divided between federal and state governments.

Author of the Declaration of Independence.

• Thomas Jefferson

• Thomas Hobbes

• John Locke

• Voltaire