-A: How do the duties of the vice president compare to the duties of the president? A. The vice president gets to interact with the public more than the president, who
has to do more planning.
B. The vice president works on the same issues as the president, just as his or her
assistant.
C. The vice president has a wider range of responsibilities than the president, who
just focuses on a small number of key issues.
D. The vice president's duties are more variable, as they are almost completely
determined by the president.

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. 

they were all fought in the middle east during ww1