According to Hobbes the sovereign was:
A.A part to the contract
B.The result of the contract
C.Elected after the conclusion of the contract
D.Accountable to the people
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A.A part to the contract
B.The result of the contract
C.Elected after the conclusion of the contract
D.Accountable to the people
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A.Man is a social animal
B.Man is co-operative sympathetic towards members of society
C.Man is essentially peace loving
D.Man is selfish and quarrelsome
Which of the following statements sums up Hobbes’s views about the nature of man: Read More »
A.To disobey the sovereign under certain conditions
B.Not to disobey the sovereign under any condition
C.To disobey the sovereign only if he acts against national interest
D.To disobey the sovereign if he fails to act in accordance with the terms of the contract
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A.Hobbes failed to make any distinction between state and government
B.Hobbes was the first modern political thinker to draw a distinction between state and government
C.Hobbes considered the government as the creator or Sovereign
D.Hobbes did not know either about state or government
Which of the following statements about Hobbes is correct? Read More »
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
After the creation of state, according to Hobbes, people continued to enjoy: Read More »
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
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A.Were free to revoke the contract
B.Could amend the contract by twothirds majority
C.Could not revoke the contract
D.Automatically lapsed if one of the parties failed to carry out its part of obligations
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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
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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
Hobbes holds that under the contract which resulted in the creation of state: Read More »
A.Only the right to life, liberty and property
B.No rights
C.Only economic rights
D.Unspecified natural rights
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