A social contract is a (n):

A. agreement between two equal citizens.
B. agreement between the citizens and the ruling class.

C. agreement between each citizen and every other citizen in the state.

D. agreement between the citizen and the legislature.

E. denial of the state's authority.


Answer: C

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