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FILL IN THE BLANK QUESTIONS ON     CT 2, 3, & 4:  MONTESQUIEU, HOBBES, & ROUSSEAU            Fall,   2009 

1.  Montesquieu was one of the 1st to try to formulate the basic _________________  of all human behavior 

2.  In relation to Montesquieu, social differentiation means that an increased population & stratification gives rise to divergent  __________________________  and objectives 

3.  In relation to Monte on the fall of Rome, the prominence of a  _____________________________________  society resulted in monument building 

4.  The parts of the dialectic are the thesis, the antithesis, & the ___________________________ 

5.  For Montesquieu, a  _________________________ form of govt coincides w/ a sedentary economy 

6.  In relation to forms of govt by Monte, Monte believed there would be the maximum level of political freedom under the  _______________________________  form of govt 

7.  In relation to Monte on the dev of the sci method, the contextualization of knowledge, all features of society are  _____________________________________  as seen in the contextualization of knowledge, the contingency of political systems, & so on 

8.  Hobbes said it is  ____________________ that creates war 

9.  In relation to Hobbes, life becomes a ____________________ of all against all 

10.  In Rousseau's time, "Gettin' above yer upbringin'" was not only wrong, but against the  _________________________ 

11.  In relation to the Discourse on Inequality, the anthropological evidence holds that we lived in tribes of around  _____________________________  people 

12.  In relation to the Discourse on Inequality, the anthropological evidence about natural society is that there was  __________________________  theft, murder, rape, adultery, except the socially acceptable level, varying greatly among tribes 

13.  In relation to Rousseau & the social contract, according to Rousseau, part of the social contract reads: 'What little you  have, I will take for the trouble of  ________________________________ you' 

14.  In relation to Rousseau & the social contract, Rousseau did not propose going back to a  ________________________________ 

15.  Rousseau believes that the natural differences btwn the sexes requires that they be educated  __________________________  &  __________________________ 

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ESSAY QUESTION ON     CT 2, 3, & 4:  MONTESQUIEU, HOBBES, & ROUSSEAU            Fall,   2009 

Be sure & answer all parts of the question.  Style, spelling & grammar are important.  Demonstrate a strong factual argument, use examples, & then inform your opinion.  Answers should be about 2 hand written pages long. 

1.  Montesquieu believed that there are six forms of govt.  What are they?  Explain each & give an example.  Which most closely matches the US?  Why?  If you had ultimate power, what form would you design for Russia?  Iraq?  Why? 

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