This topic contains a solution. Click here to go to the answer

Author Question: Explain the basic aspects of a social contract. Who enters into this contract, and what are the ... (Read 94 times)

jhjkgdfhk

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 569
Explain the basic aspects of a social contract. Who enters into this contract, and what are the rights and responsibilities associated with it?
 
  What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

The modern Tea Party movement uses which historical event as a symbol of protest?
 
  a. the signing of the Declaration of Independence
  b. the imposition of the Intolerable Acts
  c. the creation of the first taxes against colonists
  d. the Battle of Yorktown
  e. the Boston Tea Party



Related Topics

Need homework help now?

Ask unlimited questions for free

Ask a Question
Marked as best answer by a Subject Expert

Fayaz00962

  • Sr. Member
  • ****
  • Posts: 330
Answer to Question 1

An ideal response will:
1, Explain that a social contract involves individuals creating and granting authority to a governing body that has a legal monopoly on power or force.
2, Discuss how citizens in the United States, for example, yield the absolute right to do what they want to the instruments of government (laws, courts, police, and prisons) in exchange for protections that enable them to enjoy life and liberty and the pursuit of happiness.
3, Describe how citizens are compelled by the government through the social contract to live up to responsibilities such as paying taxes, which they otherwise might not want to do.

Answer to Question 2

e





 

Did you know?

Signs and symptoms that may signify an eye tumor include general blurred vision, bulging eye(s), double vision, a sensation of a foreign body in the eye(s), iris defects, limited ability to move the eyelid(s), limited ability to move the eye(s), pain or discomfort in or around the eyes or eyelids, red or pink eyes, white or cloud spots on the eye(s), colored spots on the eyelid(s), swelling around the eyes, swollen eyelid(s), and general vision loss.

Did you know?

In most cases, kidneys can recover from almost complete loss of function, such as in acute kidney (renal) failure.

Did you know?

Vaccines cause herd immunity. If the majority of people in a community have been vaccinated against a disease, an unvaccinated person is less likely to get the disease since others are less likely to become sick from it and spread the disease.

Did you know?

A headache when you wake up in the morning is indicative of sinusitis. Other symptoms of sinusitis can include fever, weakness, tiredness, a cough that may be more severe at night, and a runny nose or nasal congestion.

Did you know?

Vampire bats have a natural anticoagulant in their saliva that permits continuous bleeding after they painlessly open a wound with their incisors. This capillary blood does not cause any significant blood loss to their victims.

For a complete list of videos, visit our video library