1. what was a political impact of machiavelli's book the prince ? (a). it gave courtiers political and social details to follow. (b). it made people reconsider views of government and political power. (c). it encouraged citizens in italy to oppose corruption and oppression. (d). it led to the formation of a new government in italy. this is world history, unit 12 lesson 3, the italian i'm only asking for on this one question, but if anyone knows or has the rest of the answers.. that will be way much : )

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.