An example of a delegated power is the power to

govern american territories

make marriage laws

establish courts in new states

create local governments

The correct answer is A) to govern American territories.

An example of a delegated power is the power to govern American territories.

Delegated powers are faculties given by the Constitution to the national government such as govern territories, coin money, regulate trade between states., negotiate and signing treaties, issuing passports, establish comerce tariffs, create laws of copyright, give people citizenship, and authorization for public consumption of food.  

they made rome the dominant power in the mediterranean.

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.