The Philippines takes its unique social characteristics from three colonial influences that vastly shaped local society and culture. Even until today, ev dences of Spanish, American,
and Japanese colonialism flourish in every day Filipino living. For instance, many Fil pino
surnames were derived from Spanish origins. Filipinos are also relatively good English
speakers in comparison with other Southeast Asian nationalities.

What other influences
have our past left us? How do these forces shape our culture and society?​

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. 

food chain i would say only because there is competition on getting food and survival

this act gave the federal government the power to relocate any native in the east to territory west of the mississippi river.