Which most accurately describes the involvement of pericles in the political system of ancient athens and its influence on later civilizations?

1. pericles athens move to a monarchy, which later influenced such arab countries as qatar, kuwait, and saudi arabia.

2. pericles athens move to a socialist government, which later influenced the republic of india and the portuguese republic.

3. pericles athens move to a direct democracy government, which later influenced western european nations.

4. pericles athens move to a communist government, which later influenced eastern european nations.

the correct one is 3 pericles helped athens move to a direct democracy

social contract theory basically says that all individuals are born equal, and provided a god given right to consent to be governed. american government is based of this

thomas hobbes and john locke said that we are selfish, individualistic, and constantly at war with each other, therefore we need to be controlled. 

government is defined as the legitimate use of force to control human behavior within territorial boundaries, here comes in hobbes and locke.

hobbes takes the part about controlling human behavior. while locke takes the part of legitimate use of force, since force is not legitimate unless there is consent of the people. 

there are basically 3 goals of the government: 1) maintain order by protecting life and property. 2) providing public goods, those which are typically not provided by the public sector, such as roads and education. 3) promote equality be it political, opportunist or outcome equality. 

c. extended rights of citizenship to new groups