Difference between revisions of "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. | 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 10:54, March 11, 2007
The 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.
