The concept of a social contract existing between people and the ...

[torybrooks]

The concept of a social contract existing between people and the government first occurred in the United States
 
  A) during the Civil Rights era.
  B) in the Plymouth colony.
  C) with the Declaration of Independence.
  D) with the Articles of Confederation.
  E) with the Constitution.

Question 2

The Declaration of Independence was necessary to
 
  A) establish a framework for a new system of government that would allow representation without taxation.
  B) establish the legitimacy of the new nation in the eyes of foreign governments and the colonists.
  C) create for a delicate balance of federal and state power.
  D) identify the reasons the British saw separation from the colonies as necessary.
  E) demand a separation of church and state.

[macybarnes]

Answer to Question 1

B

Answer to Question 2

B

[torybrooks]

Excellent

[tkempin]

Gracias!