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18. Which phrase in the U.S. Constitution indicates that the U.S. government is being

created as a social contract?

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Under the social contract theory, the people have surrendered the right of self governance to the state and given the state the power required to maintain order. ... It is based on the people having the right to change the government if the government fails to perform its side of the contract.
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