According to thomas hobbes what is the purpose of government control over citizens

Answer choices are:

B. to erase natural human tendencies

C. to create a balanced society

D. to overcome corruption

Correct answer choice is:

A. To provide safety

Explanation:

The Government would create and enforce the laws to secure a peaceful society, creating life, liberty, and property attainable. Thomas Hobbes knew as this agreement the “social contract.” Thomas Hobbes believed that a government headed by a king was the simplest kind that the sovereign might take.

To provide safety.

Explanation:

Political philosopher Thomas Hobbes believed that people accepted to be ruled by a government because a government was able to provide safety to humans. Without government, laws, and justice, we could all take advantage of each other in any way we wanted. Moreover, anyone could take advantage of us as well. In order to protect ourselves, and avoid living in constant fear and violence, we establish a government that can exercise control over us and punish criminals. This, in his opinion, is the most effective way of achieving peaceful relationships among humans.

in february 1787, congress decided that a convention should be convened to revise the articles of confederation, the nation’s first constitution. in may, 55 delegates came to philadelphia, and the constitutional convention began. debates erupted over representation in congress, over slavery, and over the new executive branch. the debates continued through four hot and muggy months. but eventually the delegates reached compromises, and on september 17, they produced the u.s. constitution, replacing the articles with the governing document that has functioned effectively for more than 200 years.

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