What did the addition of "under god" to the pledge of allegiance and adopting "in god we trust" as the national motto indicate about life in the 1950s?
that there was an increased enthusiasm for religion
that people were grateful for victory in world war ii
that the televangelists were more influential than congress
that separation of church and state was not important

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. 

the new jersey plan most resembles the articles of confederation.