Question

read the passage and answer the following question.
\thus every man, by agreeing with others to make one body politic under one government, puts himself under an obligation to everyone in that society to submit to the decisions of the majority, and to be bound by it. otherwise—that is, if he were willing to submit himself only to the majority acts that he approved of—the original compact through which he and the others incorporated into society would be meaningless...\
-john locke, second treatise of government, 1690
which of the following democratic ideals is described in the passage?
choose 1 answer:
a republicanism
b limited government
c popular sovereignty
d social contract

Explanation:

The passage references an "original compact" where people agree to form a society and submit to majority decisions, which is the core of the social contract theory—individuals give up some autonomy to a collective (government) in exchange for order and mutual obligation. Republicanism focuses on representative governance, limited government emphasizes restricting government power, and popular sovereignty centers on people as the source of authority, none of which match the passage's focus on the founding agreement.

Answer:

D. Social contract