Question

why did hobbes argue that citizens should form a social contract with their government?
○ citizens would be able to have increased liberty.
○ citizens would be able to engage in war with other countries.
○ citizens would be able to work individually without any support.
○ citizens would be able to form governments that ensure their interests.

Explanation:

Thomas Hobbes argued that in the "state of nature" (pre-government life), life was "solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short" due to constant conflict. The social contract was an agreement where citizens gave up some freedoms to a government in exchange for protection and the security of their basic interests, which the state of nature could not guarantee. The other options are incorrect: Hobbes thought the social contract reduced absolute individual liberty, he opposed the constant war of the state of nature, and he argued against self-sufficient, unsupported individualism.

Answer:

D. Citizens would be able to form governments that ensure their interests.