*select all that apply* dangers to the consumer brought about by the corporate trend included: a. monopolies b. a check on big business c. stifling of competition d. selling inferior products e. controlling working and living conditions

The correct answers are A) monopolies, C) stifling of competition, D) selling inferior products, and E) controlling working and living conditions.

Dangers to the consumer brought about by the corporate trend included: monopolies, stifling of competition, selling inferior products, and controlling working and living conditions.

The corporate trend brought many inconveniences for consumers that affected them as clients. Big companies started to buy their competitors and monopolies were created. Consumers lacked options. They had to buy what existed and sometimes it had not the quality desired. And the prices were not cheap.

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.