The second alternative is correct (B).
Governors are elected for four-year terms, such as the president, and have the power to govern states in an executive way. Each state has its constituted rules, but governors usually have the power to veto laws that they see as inconvenient.
In short, today's governors have far more power than the first governors of US history.
From all the statement above, I'd say that an accurate description of how social contract theory influenced the structure of American government is shown by the affirmation: Social contract theory influenced the balance between individual rights and governmental powers. The answer to your question is D. I hope that this is the answer that you were looking for and it has helped you.
Operation Enduring Freedom
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-ideas from the enlightenment are shared across the ocean in pamphlets, books, and newspapers
-popular sovereignty
-ideas that human political and social arrangements could be improved through human action led to attacks on the conventional way of life
-new ideas of of liberty, equality, free trade, republicanism, religious tolerance, and human rationality also attacked conventionalism and helped ignite revolutions
-these ideas were often controversial .