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The idea of the social contract theory comes from Jean Jacques Rousseau's book the Social Contract but one of the most prominent philosophers that discussed the idea was Thomas Hobbes who describes social contract as a contract between the individuals and the government, whose authority comes from the people. The people would cede some of their rights to the government for protection and the sovereign is bound by the wishes of the people as it is they that govern his decisions.
So the question of John Stuart Mill relate to the theory of the social contract very much. The main issue is exactly how many rights would the people have to cede and what would be the right balance between the independence and the obedience to the social contract. That is a very thin and tricky line to navigate.
The Articles of Confederation were essentially an early version of the US Constitution that were created as a governing agreement among the 13 original colonies/states to fight the Revolution and establish some limited federal power.
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<span>The case of Marbury v Madison was a landmark decision due to the fact that it upheld the limited powers of a specific branch of government, and ensured that no such cabinet official would be able to be above the law by implementing the concept of the writ of mandamus.</span>
