Social Contract Theory and the Enlightenment
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- 2. Hobbes believed that before there were rulers, life was "nasty, brutish, and ______"
- 4. In Rousseau's social contract, who does he say should come together to make decisions?
- 7. Rousseau believed that the _______ will of the community should decide what laws get passed
- 8. believed that the purpose of government was to protect people's God-given rights
- 9. Locke advocated for "__________" democracy, where people can elect leaders to make laws on their behalf
- 11. Hobbes believed that the state of nature is a state of "___"
- 12. Locke believed that everyone is born free, "_____" and independent
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- 1. What type of rights did John Locke believe humans are all born with?
- 2. This is a shared agreement between the government and citizens
- 3. believed that people should willingly give up their freedoms to a ruler
- 5. Rousseau said that "Man is born ____, but is everywhere in chains"
- 6. believed that too much freedom OR too much authority would create an unequal society
- 10. To hold up its end of the social contract, the government agrees to protect citizens' rights and provide "______"