A. Certain natural rights
B. Those rights which were granted to them by the sovereign
C. Those rights which they had retained at the time of the conclusion of the contract
D. Only those rights which were specified in the contract
Political Science Mcqs
Hobbes says that the people:
A. Could disobey the orders of the sovereign
B. Could not disobey the orders of the sovereign
C. Could disobey the sovereign after giving him due notice
D. Could disobey the orders only if they were illegal
According to Hobbes the people:
A. Were free to revoke the contract
B. Could amend the contract by two-thirds majority
C. Could not revoke the contract
D. Automatically lapsed if one of the parties failed to carry out its part of obligations
In the contract envisaged by Hobbes:
A. Sovergign was a party to the contract
B. Sovereign refused to become a party to the contract
C. Sovereign accpeted only limited obligations
D. Sovereign came into being as a result of the Contract
Hobbes holds that under the contract which resulted in the creation of state:
A. People surrendered all their rights to the sovereign unconditionally
B. People surrendered their rights subject to certain conditions
C. Surrendered only their rights to property and religion
D. People refused to surrender their rights
According to Hobbes people in the state of nature enjoyed: _____________?
A. Only the right to life, liberty and property
B. No rights
C. Only economic rights
D. Unspecified natural rights
According to Hobbes the state of Nature was a period of:___________?
A. Peace and plenty
B. Constant warfare
C. Peace and scarcity
D. Religious dominance
The book in which Hobbes gave theory of Social Contract is entitled:
A. Leviathan
B. Social contract theory
C. A History of Political Theory
D. The Modern State
All the Social Contractualists talk of State of Nature, which means: _____________?
A. The role played by the nature in the creation of state
B. The conditions existing prior to the creation of the state
C. A study of the various stages of the development of state
D. A study of the nature of state
The Social Contract theory is based on: _____________?
A. Nationalism
B. Constitutionalism
C. Individualism
D. Socialism