A. In South America, President Salvador Allende of Chile, proclaimed to be a follower of Karl Marx. Why would this
concern the U. S. government?
A. Karl Marx was the leading political figure in Russia during the 1970s.
b. Karl Marx is the founder of communism.
C. Allende's political beliefs would lead him to become a cruel dictator.
d. None of the above.

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. 

a overment ran by a signle strong leader is also known as multiple things depending on the country and the coutnrys belifs and relgions

president,dictator