“Limiting the Powers of State Governments": The state should have legitimate power, in other words, a power that is representative and consented by the people to whom this state governs. People are free to do whatever is not prohibited by the law.
"Linking Governments and Citizens through a social contract": The "Theory of the Social Contract" is based makes a distinction between civil society and state. The state´s authority is based on the power consented by the people who are governed, which confirm the civil society. A person enters into civil society to protect their rights by contacting an unbiased authority such as appealing to a court.
