Why is a social contract important to the Enlightenment view of government?

A. It is the document that defines a given system of government for a specific group
of people.

B. A government provides this to its people so that they can understand how their
government functions and what powers it has.

C. It represents the idea that the people the governed-give consent to their
government to lead and manage them and society.

D. Hobbes saw it as a promise to the people that government would protect them.