An Enlightenment idea that influenced the Declaration of Independence was that a social contract

A-controls the way businesses make money.

B-specifies how much people must pay in taxes.

C-states the rights of rulers and citizens.

D-determines which class of people will be powerful.

The correct answer is C-states the rights of rulers and citizens.

The social contract theory states that there should always be the consent of the governed, and that if the people believe that a government is corrupt, then it should have the ability to change it. That's what the declaration of independence also states.