Social Contract

This contract is a deal between the government and the people, who will be referred to as the _____________________ in this document.

Duties of the Governed

The governed have _____________________ given to them from the Creator, but they give their _____________________ to limit some of their freedoms in order to provide _____________________ to the government so that it can perform its duties described below.

Duties of the Government

The government exists to serve the people, who have the rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. Its major purpose is to _____________________ and protect the people. It has only those powers given to it from the people.

Consequences

If the government shall fail to protect the people and become _____________________ of the purposes listed above, the people can _____________________, meaning that they can change the government.

Signed,
John Q. Citizen
Mary R. Government