Which of the below is the best definition of Manifest Destiny? A: the belief that the United States was only a temporary plan of government for North America and that soon the Republic would diminish.

B: the belief that Native peoples should be respected, including their land rights, culture and fair trade.

C: the belief that the United States should expand into Europe in order to spread Christianity and Democracy to countries with monarchs.

D: the belief that the United States (ordained by God) would expand from sea to shining sea and spread Democracy to all of North America.

what following?

explanation:

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.