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| − | A '''social contract''' is an implied agreement between people and their [[government]], whereby the people give up some | + | 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. |
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. | ||
Revision as of 03:47, October 29, 2007
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.
This concept was used by the founders of the United States to declare that the ruler (the king) had broken the "contract" and therefore independence is justified.