Question

1. if a government fails its obligations to the people, they have the right to overthrow that government
2. this man thought that a system of checks and balances was important in a government where each branch checked up on the other so that no branch became more powerful.
3. in his most famous book he claimed that a king had to act as a \leviathan\ and protect man from each other.
4. i disagree with everything you say but will fight to the death your right to say it.
5. in his book, the social contract, he believed that the people and the ruler make the laws together.

thomas hobbes
john locke
voltaire
montesquieu
rousseau

Explanation:

To solve this, we match each philosopher with their key ideas:

Question 6:

Idea: "If a government fails its obligations to the people, they have the right to overthrow that government"

• John Locke (and Rousseau to an extent, but Locke is known for the right to revolt against unjust government). Locke’s social contract theory includes the idea that people can overthrow a government that violates their natural rights.

Question 7:

Idea: "This man thought that a system of checks and balances was important in a government where each branch checked up on the other so that no branch became more powerful"

• Montesquieu is famous for the separation of powers (legislative, executive, judicial) with checks and balances to prevent tyranny.

Question 8:

Idea: "In his most famous book he claimed that a king had to act as a 'Leviathan' and protect man from each other"

• Thomas Hobbes wrote Leviathan, where he argued that a strong sovereign (like a king as Leviathan) is needed to prevent the “war of all against all” in a state of nature.

Question 9:

Idea: "I disagree with everything you say but will fight to the death your right to say it"

• Voltaire is known for defending freedom of speech and expression, often associated with this quote (paraphrased).

Question 10:

Idea: "In his book, The Social Contract, he believed that the people and the ruler make the laws together"

• Rousseau wrote The Social Contract, where he proposed that legitimate government comes from the general will of the people, with people and ruler (or government) working together on laws.

Answer:

s (matching each row to the philosopher):

1. John Locke
2. Montesquieu
3. Thomas Hobbes
4. Voltaire
5. Rousseau

(Note: For each row, mark the corresponding philosopher’s checkbox. For example, row 6 → John Locke’s box; row 7 → Montesquieu’s box, etc.)