The British attacked Washington DC for all of the following reasons, except "<span>a. to get revenge on the US for attacking the British at Waterloo," since this was a completely different war. </span><span />
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The Social Contract and Government
The fundamental basis for government and law in this system is the concept of the social contract, according to which human beings begin as individuals in a state of nature, and create a society by establishing a contract whereby they agree to live together in harmony for their mutual benefit, after which they are said to live in a state of society. This contract involves the retaining of certain natural rights, an acceptance of restrictions of certain liberties, the assumption of certain duties, and the pooling of certain powers to be exercised collectively.
<u>A. Popular sovereignty.</u>
This political doctrine holds that all political power that governs society (authorities of states and federal government) is inherent in the people, that is to say, people create it, gives consents to it and sustains it. The U.S. Constitution this concept by guaranteeing people's right to choose their representative (individuals that advocate for their needs, desires, and projects as a society ) through fair and democratic elections.
