关键词: 契约, 政治服从, 合法性, 政府行为

Abstract: As an important category of politics, the concept of contract closely interweaved with the property in political life. It contained specific traditional background of western political philosophy, and with the development of times, the concept of contract has different connotations and characteristics. In different stages of the development of western politics, the concept of contract is respectively related to necessary of political obedience, the legitimacy of political power and the scope and limit of governmental behavior. The concept of contact embodied the dream of self-govern of mankind.

Key words: contact, political obedience, legitimacy, behavior of government