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A '''social contract''' is an implied agreement between people and their [[government]], whereby the people give up some rights to government in exchange for protection.  The [[Enlightenment]] developed this concept of a social contract.

A '''social contract''' is an implied agreement between people and their [[government]], whereby the people give up some rights to government in exchange for protection.  The concept of the social contract was proposed during the [[Enlightenment]], and became influential in political conflicts such as the [[French Revolution]].

This concept was used by the [[founding fathers|founders]] of the [[United States]] to declare that the ruler (the [[king]]) had broken the "contract" and therefore independence is justified.

This concept was used by the [[founding fathers|founders]] of the [[United States]] to declare that the ruler (the [[king]]) had broken the "contract" and therefore independence is justified.