Why has the american association of retired persons (aarp) been so successful at attracting large numbers of americans to join? a. aarp's political action committee is one of the wealthiest in the us b. some states require all people older than the age of 65 to have a valid aarp membership c. aarp has the support of wealthy benefactors who fund their organization d. aarp offers its members popular benefits such as consumer discounts and other services.

john smith was the first englishman to sail around the world. francis bacon served as attorney general and lord chancellor of england. he took up aristotelian ideas, arguing for an empirical, inductive approach, known as the scientific method, which is the foundation of modern scientific inquiry.

a social contract.

"a social contract is an agreement between citizens and their leader where the citizens give up certain freedoms in exchange for protection. the constitution of the united states is an example of a social contract."