In what ways did people protest against the vietnam war?

The protests began in 1963 and spread at high speed throughout the United States. That was when the US polarized between those who advocated continuing the war and those who wanted immediate peace. The movement saw the participation of students, mothers of soldiers, African Americans, hippies, educators, religious, academics, journalists, lawyers, doctors, military veterans and in general all the factions of the American society of the time. The oppositions were from large peaceful demonstrations - highlighting on April 24, 1971, when more than 500,000 people marched peacefully through Washington D.C against the war - and violent street riots.

he believed that strong monarchies would lead to social and political stability.

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.