“And thus every man, by consenting with others to make one body politic under one government, puts himself under an obligation, to every one of that society, to submit to the determination of the majority, and to be concluded by it…” — John Locke, Two Treatises on Government The quotation above demonstrates which constitutional principle of the founding fathers?

Select one:
A. a social contract
B. separation of powers
C. natural law
D. common law