An enlightenment idea that influenced the declaration of independence was that a social contract
a-controls the way businesses make money.
b-specifies how much people must pay in taxes.
c-states the rights of rulers and citizens.
d-determines which class of people will be powerful.

The correct answer is C-states the rights of rulers and citizens.

The social contract theory states that there should always be the consent of the governed, and that if the people believe that a government is corrupt, then it should have the ability to change it. That's what the declaration of independence also states.