The Declaration of Independence is not a Social Contract in written form. In the first place, the Declaration of Independence is document listing colonial grievances against the King and officially declaring independence from England based on the idea of natural rights and the social contract. More fact, the Declaration of Independence was written by Thomas Jefferson, who was influenced by John Locke. In addition, Locke believes that a government structure will only exist if those that is governor's consent to its authority in the form of an unwritten “social contract”. Further, the people reserve the right to change the government in the even of dissatisfaction with the governing body. On the other hand, a philosopher, Thomas Hobbes believed
