SCL1501 Assignment 1 (COMPLETE ANSWERS)
Semester 2 2026 - DUE August 2026; 100% Correct
solutions and explanations.
SCL1501 Assignment 1 (COMPLETE ANSWERS) Semester 2 2026
Due: August 2026 | 100% Correct Solutions & Explanations
ACADEMIC HONESTY DECLARATION
I (full names): _______________________________
Student number: _______________________________
Module code: SCL1501
Declare that:
1. I understand what academic dishonesty entails and am aware of Unisa's policies
in this regard.
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,2. I declare that this assignment is my own, original work. Where I have used
someone else's work, I have indicated this by using the prescribed style of
referencing. Every contribution to, and quotation in, this assignment from the work
or works of other people has been referenced according to this style.
3. I have not allowed, and will not allow, anyone to copy my work with the
intention of passing it off as his or her own work.
4. I did not make use of another student's work and submit it as my own.
NAME: _______________________________
STUDENT NUMBER: ___________________
MODULE CODE: SCL1501
SIGNATURE: __________________________
DATE: _______________________________
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, ASSIGNMENT 01 – TOTAL MARKS: [50]
# Question 1
1.1 Define the parameters of the concept of "social contract". (2 marks)
Answer:
A social contract is a theoretical agreement among members of a society to
cooperate for social benefits, by sacrificing some individual freedom for state
protection.
The parameters of the social contract include:
- Mutual obligation: Both the state and citizens have responsibilities to each other
- Consent: Citizens agree, implicitly or explicitly, to be governed
- Rule of law: The state must govern according to established laws, not arbitrary
will
- Protection of rights: The state must protect the fundamental rights and freedoms
of citizens
- Accountability: The state can be held accountable if it fails to uphold its end of
the contract
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Semester 2 2026 - DUE August 2026; 100% Correct
solutions and explanations.
SCL1501 Assignment 1 (COMPLETE ANSWERS) Semester 2 2026
Due: August 2026 | 100% Correct Solutions & Explanations
ACADEMIC HONESTY DECLARATION
I (full names): _______________________________
Student number: _______________________________
Module code: SCL1501
Declare that:
1. I understand what academic dishonesty entails and am aware of Unisa's policies
in this regard.
1
,2. I declare that this assignment is my own, original work. Where I have used
someone else's work, I have indicated this by using the prescribed style of
referencing. Every contribution to, and quotation in, this assignment from the work
or works of other people has been referenced according to this style.
3. I have not allowed, and will not allow, anyone to copy my work with the
intention of passing it off as his or her own work.
4. I did not make use of another student's work and submit it as my own.
NAME: _______________________________
STUDENT NUMBER: ___________________
MODULE CODE: SCL1501
SIGNATURE: __________________________
DATE: _______________________________
2
, ASSIGNMENT 01 – TOTAL MARKS: [50]
# Question 1
1.1 Define the parameters of the concept of "social contract". (2 marks)
Answer:
A social contract is a theoretical agreement among members of a society to
cooperate for social benefits, by sacrificing some individual freedom for state
protection.
The parameters of the social contract include:
- Mutual obligation: Both the state and citizens have responsibilities to each other
- Consent: Citizens agree, implicitly or explicitly, to be governed
- Rule of law: The state must govern according to established laws, not arbitrary
will
- Protection of rights: The state must protect the fundamental rights and freedoms
of citizens
- Accountability: The state can be held accountable if it fails to uphold its end of
the contract
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