I believe your answer would be B. failed to pass congress because in 1872 they ruled it unconstitutional until after sumner died they passed it finally in 1875
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"John Locke, Thomas Hobbes, Jean-Jacques Rousseau are most notable for the creation of the social contract political philosophy. ... The social contract states that “rational people” should believe in organized government, and this ideology highly influenced the writers of the Declaration of Independence." (people.smu.edu)
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