Approximately how much did lawyers and lobbyists contribute to candidates for the texas legislature in 2014

The total amount of money raised by candidates for seats in the legislature of the State of Texas during 2014 was $23.5 million for the Senate and $55 million for the House of Representatives. This last amount represented the most expensive race for a seat in the House of any of the 50 States.

Joe Strauss, a speaker of the Texas House of Representatives, spent approximately $9 million during his campaign for reelection in 2014 despite the fact that he did not face competition from a candidate from the Democratic Party that year.

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.