8. In cleaning out the attic of your home, you found some very old documents. You want to know if they are authentic or not. Which of the following would NOT be the best
criteria for determining that authenticity?
corroboration with other sources
point of view of the author
language of the document
information about the author
CLEAR ALL
Unanswered
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Language

Explanation:

Anyone can fake a way people talk, but if there isn't corroboration, or an accurate point of view similar to that time period, or the author could be someone from that time period, so Language is the least good for determining authenticity.

If that is incorrect, try POV

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. 

a) the colonists began to see themselves as different from people in britain.