What was an argument used by john l. o'sullivan to explain the idea of manifest destiny? a. the united states had a responsibility to come to the aid of the nations who first explored and colonized its land. b. the united states needed to make sure that it only let in people who shared its values. c. the united states was unique in the world as a democracy of people from many different nations. d. the united states was at a unique point where it had to be careful of great and rapid change.

The correct answer is C) The United States was unique in the world as a democracy of people from many different nations.

An argument used by John L. O'Sullivan to explain the idea of Manifest Destiny was that the United States was unique in the world as a democracy of people from many different nations.

John L. O'Sullivan (1813-1895) was an American Journalist that coined the term "Manifested Destiny" in 1845. He was writing a column when he applied the term when he was referring to the annexation of the Oregon county and the Texas territory to the US. He published his essay called "Annexation" in the newspaper called "Democratic Review." An argument used by John L. O'Sullivan to explain the idea of Manifest Destiny was that the United States was unique in the world as a democracy of people from many different nations.

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. 

answer; a farmer who refuses to fight in his country's army;