University:
Illinois State University
Course:
POL 101 | Government & Politics
Academic year:

2024
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85

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1
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Thomas Hobbes and John Locke; Why Government? 1. What was Thomas Hobbes' State of Nature? Humans were brutish, and we would only fight to get what we wanted. No one would create anything new or original and we all had the same rights to everything. 2. What is John Locke's State of Nature? Humans start from a blank slate, or tabula rusa, and can be programmed. Governments should give people their natural rights. The three natural rights are 1) Life 2) Liberty and 3) Property. 3. What was Thomas Hobbes' Social Contract? People should give up rights for protection. Once people gave up their power, they lost the right to question government. 4. What was John Locke's Social Contract? A two way exchange between people and government. 5. What was Thomas Hobbes' view on gov- A single ruler (monarchy) that ernment? never changed the line of rule. 6. What was John Locke's view on govern- Governments are a democracy ment? that need the people to function. 7. What is anarchy? Complete loss of government. 8. What is oligarchy? A group of people rule. 9. What is a democracy? A nation or group elects a leader through voting. 10. What is monarchy? A single ruler. 1/1