This passage best exemplifies the concept of a social contract.
Answer: Option A
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Mayflower Compact was a covenant entered into by the English settlers providing for the rules of self-government when they made their journey to the New World by ship named as Mayflower. This compact was signed by 41 male colonists which included two servants on the 11th November, 1620.
This covenant had laid the cornerstone for the U.S. Constitution. This compact essentially enshrines the theory of social contract which implies that there is either hypothetical or actual contract between the subjects and the ruler and also enumerates the rights as well as duties of every party to the contract.
Answer:
It was weakened and could not provide military protection.
Explanation:
Tax exemption is the exemption from tribute by law, performed by the federal entity competent to institute it. There is no realization of the tax entry, although the chargeable event occurs and consequently the tax obligation is established. Tax exemption can be a way of encouraging private investment in the development of areas of public interest.
During Japan's recovery, the existence of a tax exemption for land reclamation greatly weakened the country's central government as taxation was reduced, causing a major embezzlement in the public coffers. As a result, the government could not maintain effective military protection as it had no resources to maintain the army.
