Political Science · Western Political Thought
Which of the following statements is true of the Social Contract of Hobbes?
AEverybody gives up their right of governing themselves
BThe Sovereign is a party to the contract
CIt was a single step forming both civil society and an absolutist sovereign as ruler ✓ Correct
DThe contract takes away only some of the natural rights
Correct answer: (C) It was a single step forming both civil society and an absolutist sovereign as ruler — The true statement is that Hobbes' contract was a single step creating both society and an absolute sovereign.
Explanation
★The true statement is that Hobbes' contract was a single step creating both society and an absolute sovereign.
★In one stroke individuals leave the state of nature and set up the commonwealth under the sovereign.
★The sovereign is created by the contract but is not himself a party to it.
★Because the sovereign stands outside the contract, his power is unlimited and indivisible.
★The subjects surrender all their rights except the bare right of self-preservation.
★So the claim that only some rights are given up misreads Hobbes.
★This one-step covenant is what makes Hobbes' sovereign absolute.
Want more like this? Create a free account to practise a full test, track your progress, and get spaced-repetition review.
Shared by Mcqkart · via Mcqkart.in