Why did three whig candidates run against martin van buren in the presidential election of 1836? a. each candidate had a solid regional base but none had the support of all regions. b. they hoped to show van buren he needed to be a more lenient president than jackson had been. c. daniel webster insisted on running even though he lacked support outside of the south. d. they assumed that van buren was so unpopular that any of the three could win?

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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.