Historically, an explicit social contract:

A. has never been used as the basis of a society.
B. lies at the heart of every state.

C. was the foundation of the United States, but no other country.
D. was the foundation of England, but no other state.

E. has been the foundation of most liberal democracies.


Answer: C

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