The Fab Five

							    The Fab Five
Montesquieu, Rousseau, Hobbes,
    Locke, and Blackstone
EQ: How have past philosophers influenced
       our current government?
Examine the cartoon.
1. What do you see?
2. What philosophy is being violated ?




   1. The philosophy illustrated in the
   Political cartoon is the philosophy
   most commonly associated with
   A. Blackstone
   B. Hobbes
   C. Locke
   D. Montesquieu
   E. Rousseau
                                            The Trail of Tears
                                            By Robert Lindneux




                                            2. The philosophy
                                             violated in the “Trail
Carefully examine the picture.               of Tears” is the
1. Whose rights are being violated and       philosophy commonly
   why?                                      associated with
2. Who was responsible for the Trail of   A. Blackstone
   Tears?                                 B. Hobbes
                                          C. Locke
                                          D. Montesquieu
                                          E. Rousseau
                                                     Carefully examine the painting.
                                                     1. What is happening in the
                                                     painting?
                                                     2. Which principles of
                                                     democracy are illustrated in the
                                                     painting?
           The Problem We All Live With
               by Norman Rockwell

3. The philosopher best known for supporting
the idea that would end the problem illustrated by
Norman Rockwell is
A. Blackstone
B. Hobbes
C. Locke
D. Montesquieu
E. Rousseau
                                       Carefully examine the photograph
                                          and read the caption below.
                                       1. What is the conflict?
                                       2. What do the people fear?
                                       A Palestinian youth throws a tear gas canister
                                       back toward Israeli soldiers during clashes in the
                                       West Bank town of Ramallah Friday Feb. 16,
                                       2001. Five months of fighting with Israel have
                                       emptied Yasser Arafat's public coffers and
                                       plunged the West Bank and Gaza Strip into a
                                       severe economic crisis, prompting
                                       unprecedented warnings by Israel and the
                                       United Nations that the Palestinian Authority may
                                       be headed for collapse. (AP Photo/Lefteris
                                       Pitarakis)


4. The philosophy illustrated in the
photograph is the philosophy
most commonly associated with
A. Blackstone                              5.   The philosophy is known as
B. Hobbes                                  A.   State of Nature
C. Locke                                   B.   State of War
D. Montesquieu                             C.   Limited Government
E. Rousseau
        Flag with Male Symbol
            By Dave Cutler
Carefully examine the painting.
1. What is happening in this painting?
2. How does the painting relate to
the concept of unalienable rights?
Equal rights?




                   6. The philosophy illustrated in the
                   painting is the philosophy
                   most commonly associated with
                   A. Blackstone
                   B. Hobbes
                   C. Locke
                   D. Montesquieu
                   E. Rousseau
Carefully examine the painting.
1. How does this picture represent
membership is society?
2. What other idea does it represent?


7. The theory best represented in the painting is
known as
A. Civil Society
B. Unalienable Rights
C. Social Contract

8. The philosopher most commonly associated
with this theory is
A. Blackstone
B. Hobbes
C. Locke
D. Montesquieu
E. Rousseau
                                                    Civilization is a Method of
                                                    Living, An Attitude of Equal
                                                    Respect for All Men
                                                    - Jane Addams, 1933
                                   Carefully examine the
                                   photograph.
                                   1. What is happening in the
                                   photo?
                                   2. What is the purpose?



8. The philosopher most commonly
associated
with this theory is
A. Blackstone
B. Hobbes
C. Locke
D. Montesquieu
E. Rousseau
9. The philosopher most commonly
associated
with this theory is
A. Blackstone
B. Hobbes
C. Locke
D. Montesquieu
E. Rousseau
        Writing for Understanding
•   You have the opportunity to bring one of the
    Enlightened Thinkers back from the dead to
    discuss his view on government. Respond to
    the following prompts:
    –   Who would you invite?
    –   Three questions you would ask him regarding his
        political philosophy.
    –   His response to one of your questions.
    –   Explain your understanding of the impact of his
        enlightened political thinking on life in the United
        States today.