Which scenario best illustrates an oligarchy? Group of answer choices

political power is exercised by the people through elected representatives

political power is centralized within a series of hereditary individual rulers

political power is distributed among a small number of people, such as nobles or the wealthy

political power belongs to society without the benefit of government

d is the best answer for this question.

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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explanation:

a king decides to declare war on a neighboring country without the input of any advisers