Political Philosopher Thomas Hobbes Believed That the Essence of Government

question 47

Multiple Choice

Political philosopher Thomas Hobbes believed that the essence of government is _____________.

• A) to make all people happy to the extent that this is possible
• B) to manage naturally occurring conflicts
• C) to repress any opposition to the legitimate government
• D) that it has no moral authority
• E) to produce wealth for every human being

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Definitions:

Uniform Distribution

A distribution in which all outcomes are equally likely; a flat distribution where every value has the same probability.

Expected Frequency

The theoretical number of times an outcome is anticipated to occur in a statistical experiment based on the total number of observations and the probabilities of outcomes.

Uniformly Distributed

Describes a distribution where all outcomes are equally likely to occur.

Capital Punishment

A legal penalty where a person is sentenced to death by the state as punishment for a crime.