In this lesson, you learned that the roman republic was the first time a country used elected officials to represent the people’s needs and desires. now, you will conduct internet research to find two images that represent the key concepts or values of a republic, or both. after selecting the two images, you will write a paragraph addressing the following: a. explain why you selected each of the images. why did you think that each was a relevant representation? b. how did you evaluate the reliability of your selected sources? c. label each reference to the sources with proper citation: any direct quotations or references should be followed by the last name of the artist and the year of publication, in parentheses. example: (jones 2015). d. at the conclusion of your paragraph, properly cite both of your sources, following the guidelines of image citation. click here to access the image use and citation guide for reference

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. 

abraham lincoln