Between the sixteenth century and seventeenth century many people began disagreeing with system of monarchical government. During this time several theorists came up with the idea of a social contract. A social contract is an agreement made by a society to benefit a government and its people. The social contract that America agreed to when being formed was based off the classification of a federal government. The states would sacrifice certain individual freedoms and in return the central government would provide protection. This agreement exemplifies that the United States government needs to provide in order to succeed. Not only does the government need to provide, but each individual needs to provide as a citizen of United States. Provide
