Name____________________

Date____________________
Period____________________
Hobbes & Locke: Enlightenment Ideas Clash
Use the “excerpt” reading on Google Drive to complete the following chart for Hobbes. First, fill in the blank to complete
each claim. Then, include a quotation for support and cite the paragraph number. Last, draw modern examples for each claim.
Statement of “Belief” (Claim) Quotation Phrase & Paragraph Citation Modern Example
(Support)
Men will naturally go to
___________.

Without a central leader to

prevent constant war, life is
______________.

The right of nature is that

men will preserve their own
______________.

By being ruled by a leader, the

first rule will be to seek
______________.
 Without leadership, the
second rule will be to do
anything necessary to defend
_____________.
Rights of people should be
willing laid ____________.

People that cast aside their

rights for stability will be
obliged not to ____________
leaders.
An agreement to transfer
these rights is called a
_______________.

In order to enforce these

contracts and justice,
governments need a coercive
______________.
 Name____________________
Date____________________
Period____________________
Hobbes & Locke: Enlightenment Ideas Clash
Use the “excerpt” reading on Google Drive to complete the following chart for Locke. First, fill in the blank to complete each
claim. Then, include a quotation for support and cite the paragraph number. Last, draw modern examples for each claim.
Statement of “Belief” (Claim) Quotation Phrase & Paragraph Citation Modern Example
(Support)
Men are naturally born into a
state of perfect ___________.

Within the laws of nature,

men are capable of acting as
they think ____________.

Men are independent of one

another’s _______________.

Men exist also in a state

of_________________.
 People have the right to
establish a government which
obliges ______________.

This government of reason

shall determine that no one
ought to __________ another.

Other Earthly powers are to

be established by
_______________.

All men commonly have right

to _____________________
of their own person.

People are willing and able to

cast aside natural fear to join a
like-minded ______________ .