In order to protect the interests of citizens, the U.S. Constitution establishes a complicated division of powers system between various elected politicians, in which no singular individual is given all power. In the Leviathan, Hobbes argues this divided form of government tends to the dissolution of the Commonwealth (29.17).

Task:

“In order to protect the interests of citizens, the U.S. Constitution establishes a complicated division of powers system between various elected politicians, in which no singular individual is given all power. In the Leviathan, Hobbes argues this divided form of government tends to the dissolution of the Commonwealth (29.17). Instead, Hobbes argues for an absolute monarchywhere a singular Sovereign is given complete authority over all matters civil and religiousas the best government to secure peace and cooperation.

On Hobbesian grounds, make an argument as to why the Sovereign would not abuse their power, but would rule in the interests of the ruled.

Make sure to provide and develop a non-trivial statement of thesis that advances a singular and focused argument, and to focus on explicating Hobbes reasoning carefully. Do not simply describe or summarize the text; be sure that all summary, quotations, and paraphrases advance your thesis statement in some way.

Paper should be double-spaced with 1” margins on all sides, 12-point font Times New Roman. Very important, the only resource you can use is the Hobbes “Leviathan” edition by Edwin Curley. When quoting, put a page in parentheses at the end of the sentence from which it was taken, for example (66). No plagiarism, or the essay will be an F”

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