Difference between revisions of "Social contract"
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| − | A '''social contract''' is an implied agreement between people to | + | 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. |
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| + | 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. | ||
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Revision as of 01:37, April 6, 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.