The correct answer is " Citizens would be able to form governments that ensure their interests."
The idea of a social contract involves citizens of a country giving up some of their individual liberties (aka freedoms) so that the government can make society safer. Hobbes argued that this social contract, despite the fact that it limits individual freedoms, will benefit citizens because they have the opportunity to pick their leaders who will make laws based around their wants/needs.
The key ideas of "The Prince" were about power and
how leaders specifically princes could seek to gain power and also how they
could go about maintaining power.
-Rebuild the European Industrial Complex
-Stem the tide of communism in the regiona
-Relieve food shortages.