Agroup of people lives in a chaotic country that has been devastated by war. there is no government or law enforcement, so people are able to kill and steal freely. to bring order to their lives, the people agree to give up their personal freedom and obey the orders of a single leader. this concept is an illustration of which enlightenment philosopher's ideas? a. montesquieu's theory of the separation of powers b. voltaire's theory of the separation of church and state c. hobbes's theory of the social contract d. rousseau's theory of natural rights

C. Hobbes's theory of the social contract

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. 

b) the confederacy had to pay all union war expenses.