Which was a belief of the early federalist party?
the united states should become allies with france.
the united states should have a small federal government.
the united states should not have a national bank.
the united states should not take sides in foreign wars.

A belief of the early Federalist Party was that the United States should not take sides in foreign wars.

Explanation:

Important points on the political agenda of the federalists were the establishment of a first National Bank (later dissolved) to revive the domestic economy and create an army and navy. The latter was used successfully in the war against North African pirates. With regard to the revolutionary wars in Europe, the federalists remained strictly neutral. They also called for an active economic policy in the interests of manufacturing, trade and banking.

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. 

julius caesar turned the roman republic into the roman empire by coming in and taking the "dictator" role during the time of a civil war (elites vs lower classes) winning battles and reputation, then declaring him dictator for life

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