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Thomas Hobbes used social contract theory to justify which type of government?

A. Republic
B. Direct Democracy
C. Monarchy
D. None of the above

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The answer is C, monarchy. Thomas Hobbes used that type of government.
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Answer:

B. Direct Democracy

His ideas are central to modern politics and modern political science. He argues that human beings are not naturally social or political, that the state of nature is a state of war, and that we must self-consciously create a government that is based on mutual consent.

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