Question

hobbes and the need for government power
the only way to erect such a common power, as may be able to defend them from . . . the injuries of one another, and thereby to secure them in such sort, as that by their owne industrie, and by the fruites of the earth, they may nourish themselves and live contentedly; is, to conferre all their power and strength upon one man, or upon one assembly of men, that may reduce all their wills, by plurality of voices, unto one will.
what can you infer is the ideal form of government, according to hobbes?
○ no government at all
○ a representative democracy
○ a constitutional monarchy
○ an absolute monarchy

Explanation:

Thomas Hobbes argued that people must surrender all their power to a single authority (a single ruler or assembly) to create a unified will, which aligns with an absolute monarchy where one ruler holds unlimited power. The other options contradict his theory: he rejected no government (the state of nature was chaotic), representative democracy and constitutional monarchy limit ruling power, which he did not support.

Answer:

an absolute monarchy