which of the following statements best describes the idea of the social contract

Question

A. The social contract is the idea that the British government had an obligation to protect the colonies.
B. the social contract is the idea that the colonies should be entitled to a degree of self- government.
C. The social contract is the idea that people receive natural rights from the government and are protected by it in exchange for allegiance.
D. the social contract is the idea that people enter into an unspoken agreement with each other for the protection of their natural rights.

Answer 1

D. the social contract is the idea that people enter into an unspoken agreement with each other for the protection of their natural rights.