What economic and political issues gave rise to the populist party, and what changes did the party advocate? foner, eric (2014-02-05). give me liberty! : an american history (brief fourth edition) (vol. 2) (page 542). w. w. norton & company. kindle edition?

The economic and political issues that gave rise to the populist party are the following:

Farmers being forced to pay high freight rates

Excessive interest for loans

Fiscal policies of government

Mortgaging of property to be able to pay their payments

The party advocated the public ownership of railroads, government control over currency, promotion of a graduated income tax, and the direct election of senators.

i think it's a)sparta

social contract theory basically says that all individuals are born equal, and provided a god given right to consent to be governed. american government is based of this

thomas hobbes and john locke said that we are selfish, individualistic, and constantly at war with each other, therefore we need to be controlled. 

government is defined as the legitimate use of force to control human behavior within territorial boundaries, here comes in hobbes and locke.

hobbes takes the part about controlling human behavior. while locke takes the part of legitimate use of force, since force is not legitimate unless there is consent of the people. 

there are basically 3 goals of the government: 1) maintain order by protecting life and property. 2) providing public goods, those which are typically not provided by the public sector, such as roads and education. 3) promote equality be it political, opportunist or outcome equality.