What Is a Key Element of Thomas Hobbes's Influence on the Formation

question 21

Multiple Choice

What is a key element of Thomas Hobbes's influence on the formation of the federal government?

• A)That control of the economy was central to founding a just government.
• B)The states had to be extinguished as power centers lest they threaten the power of the central government.
• C)The federal government took on all the powers of his ideal sovereign surrendering liberty to safety.
• D)Hobbes lauded the nature of the noble savage leading to more humane treatment of Native Americans.
• E)Hobbes's pessimistic view of human nature gave birth to checks and balances as a tool to counteract ambition.

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