Our view of the individual is still Hobbesian. Locke's view of politics systematically assigns a lower status to women. Rousseau is a political monster, justifying death and oppression. Rousseau offers a path to democracy without excessive individualism. For Kant, human freedom does not require political freedom.
Utilitarianism is an egalitarian political theory.
Given Marx's high regard for human emancipation, his theory could not justify the oppression of citizens. Nietzsche offers the college student a good guide to life's choices. There are also a few comparative issues you should be familiar with. Justify a right to resist, based on the arguments of Machiavelli, Hobbes, Rousseau, and Locke.