Final answer:
The correct order of ideas about the Social Contract is first acknowledging the agreement where citizens can replace an ineffective government protecting their rights, followed by the introduction of majority rule, and lastly by an incorrect statement suggesting citizens have no recourse if the government fails them.
Step-by-step explanation:
When arranging the ideas about the Social Contract in the correct order, we must start with the essential basis of the social contract theory, which posits an agreement between the government and the people. This contract implies that people relinquish some liberties for the collective good and the protection of the government. If the government fails to protect or serve the general will, the theory holds that citizens have the right to replace it.
- C. The Social Contract allowed for an agreement between citizens and the government where the citizens gave up some freedoms and the government promised to protect the citizens. If the government failed to protect the citizens, the citizens could replace the government.
- B. The idea of majority rule or the government doing the general will of the people (the government doing what most people wanted) was added to the idea of the Social Contract.
- A. The Social Contract allowed for an agreement between citizens and the government where the citizens gave up some freedoms and the government promised to protect the citizens. If the government failed to protect the citizens, there was nothing they could do about it. (Note: This statement is not fully accurate according to Locke's and Rousseau's view where people can overthrow an ineffective government.)