Henry clay is best described as

a) a massachusetts senator who was antislavery but supported compromise.

b) a two-time vice president who supported slavery and states’ rights.

c) a great speaker who was nicknamed the “great compromiser.”

d) a president who declared that nullification was a form of treason.

Answer;

C) A great speaker who was nicknamed the “Great Compromiser.”

Explanation;

-Henry Clay was a distinguished senator from Kentucy. He ran for president five times until his death in 1852.

-He was a strong supporter of the American System, a war hawk for the War of 1812, Speaker of the House of Representatives, and known as "The Great Compromiser." (responsible for the Missouri Compromise). Outlined the Compromise of 1850 with five main points. Henry Clay died before it was passed however.

-Among the things he established includes; the second National Bank, good transportation system or interanl improvements and high protective tariff.

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.