Which statement would the Greek philosophers Aristotle and Plato be most likely to agree with? A) A country's laws should be derived from commonly held religious beliefs. B) A country's laws must apply to all citizens to prevent the rise of tyranny. C) A country should be governed by one leader with absolute power in order to maintain social stability. D) A country's leader should be allowed to remove those who speak against him.

b.

jim crow laws were enacted in northern states.

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. 

social contract theory, nearly as old as philosophy itself, is the view that persons' moral and/or political obligations are dependent upon a contract or agreement among them to form the society in which they live

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