Which of the following statements most aligns with the views of the author? The most successful economies thrive on competition among foreign powers. The U. S. should remain neutral with regard to foreign affairs and not try to take control of areas outside the U. S. The most effective governments have complete control over all people and make all decisions. The U. S. should take control of less developed nations to improve how they are governed and make them a source of raw material for the U. S. ... ...

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. 

8 years 100% positive

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comparison is that they aren't nationalistic. a dif is that sds is government approved movemnet while yaf isnt \

it isnt that hard

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