Magna Carta, England, 1215 39 – No free man shall be seized or imprisoned or stripped of his rights or possessions, or outlawed or exiled, or deprived of his standing in any other way, nor will we proceed with force against him, or send others to do so, except by the lawful judgment of his equals or by the law of the land.

United States Constitution, Bill of Rights, 1791
Fourth Amendment: The right of the people to be secure . . . against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause . . . particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.

Which of these statements is a conclusion that can be drawn by comparing the two excerpts

A.
The purpose of the United States Constitution is to protect people' rights that were not protected in the Magna Carta.
B.
Both the Magna Carta and the Constitution were written by the same group of people.
C.
Some of the ideas set forth in the United States Constitution were taken from the Magna Carta.
D.
The rights guaranteed

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. 

d. it gave farmers a way to organize for more political power

how did the pendleton civil service act weaken the spoils system after president garfield died?

the act forced federal employees to pass competitive exams.

the act said that federal employees could be fired for political reasons.

the act said that company contracts and kickbacks were illegal.

the act stopped the reform movement in its tracks.