What Is a Key Element of Thomas Hobbes's Influence on the Formation

What is a key element of Thomas Hobbes's influence on the formation of the federal government?

A) That control of the economy was central to founding a just government.
B) The states had to be extinguished as power centers lest they threaten the power of the central government.
C) The federal government took on all the powers of his ideal sovereign surrendering liberty to safety.
D) Hobbes lauded the nature of the noble savage leading to more humane treatment of Native Americans.
E) Hobbes's pessimistic view of human nature gave birth to checks and balances as a tool to counteract ambition.