Social contractCritical ThinkingPublic HealthUS Politics & Political ScienceThe idea that political authority rests on agreement among citizens and between citizens and rulers.Learn about this termUnit 02: power hierarchyCritical ThinkingUnit 16: citizenshipPublic HealthRelated TermsLegitimacyThe widespread belief that an institution has the right to m...ConsentVoluntary agreement to an action, relationship, or system of...