Britain's approach to interacting with other European countries during Queen Victoria's reign was called "splendid isolation" by politicians of that era. What was meant by this phrase? Select one:
a. Britain stayed out of any territory disputes between other European nations.
b. Britain prevented other Europeans from entering the country except for certain days.
c. Britain worked hard to set apart any European country that opposed its policies.
d. Britain refused to meet with the heads of state of other European nations.

A) Britain stayed out of any territory disputes between other European nations.

Explanation:

During the reign of Queen Victoria, Britain was easily the biggest and most powerful empire in the world, and it wanted to stay in that position. Therefore, its politicians worked hard to avoid taking sides in any of the disputes over territory on Europe's mainland. Taking sides might have led other European nations to join together against Britain, which would have weakened its position.

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. 

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