Thomas Hobbes used social contract theory to justify which type of government?

A. Republic

B. Direct Democracy

C. Monarchy

D. None of the above

B. Direct Democracy

His ideas are central to modern politics and modern political science. He argues that human beings are not naturally social or political, that the state of nature is a state of war, and that we must self-consciously create a government that is based on mutual consent.

The answer is C, monarchy. Thomas Hobbes used that type of government.