Locke vs. Hobbes – On the Role of Government
John Locke
Thomas Hobbes
1632 - 1704
England
1588 – 1678
England
Book
Motivation
Humans Are
Born
Famous Quote
Role Of Government
Causes of the
American Revolution
Name:
Date:
Period:
WAR:
______ Years’ War, a war in ________ between Great Britain and
______, was called the French and Indian war (vs. ________) in
America. They fought over control of the colonies:
Brits _______ colonies
French _____ colonies
_______ III (King of Britain) imposed _____ on Yanks (colonists) to
pay for war - “______ Act”
Americans complain: “__________ without ________________”
Complain about the economic system of __________ being forced
on them
AMERICAN REVOLUTION
Yanks claim ____________ from British control – cite ____ _____
Start a “Constitutional Republic” – ________ in form, __________
in principle
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal,
that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights,
that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
THINKER
Locke
Montesquieu
Voltaire
Adam Smith
Rousseau
IDEA
Natural _____
Role of Gov.
_________ of
powers
Free _______
Laws of supply
and demand
_________ of
the people
USE
____________ of Ind. - “Life, Liberty,
Pursuit of happiness”
________ Tyrannical Government
President, _________, Supreme Court
Bill of Rights “Shall Make No Laws …”
____________ and free enterprise
Democracy