Which of the following statements best describes the idea of the social contract?
1 The social contract is the idea that the colonies should be entitled to a degress of self-government
2 The social contract is the idea that the British government had an obigation to protect the colonies.
3 The social contract is the idea that people receive natural rights from the government and are protected by it in exchange forb allegiance.
4 The social contract is the idea that people enter into an unspoken agreement with each other for the protection of their natural rights