Jean-Jacques Rousseau is most closely associated with which belief?A.The people can only be governed if they consent to being governed.B.Social contracts are invalid and should be broken.C.People are naturally good, and their expressed will is what is best for society.D.Governments should be divided into three coequal branches.SUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS

Which policy would the Enlightenment philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau most strongly support?A.A judge removes a president from his position of power for accepting bribes.B.A group of rebels overthrows a monarchy and establishes a direct democracy.C.A country selects its leader by determining the will of the majority of voters.D.A legislature approves new laws greatly limiting a president's political authority.

Who is most commonly associated with the development of utilitarianism? Choose 1 answer Immanuel Kant Jeremy Bentham John Locke Jean-Jacques Rousseau

Jean-Jacques Rousseau believed that Group of answer choicesa government that always follows the will of the people is doomed to fail.the Greek city-state was the best example of procedural democracy.representative democracy is most practical when the government guarantees many freedoms.without a written constitution, a majority of people will take advantage of minorities.true democracy requires people to make their own decisions.

How did Thomas Hobbes's interpretation of the social contract differ from Jean-Jacques Rousseau's?A.Hobbes's interpretation focused on social stability rather than individual freedom.B.Rousseau's interpretation promoted absolute monarchy rather than republicanism.C.Hobbes's interpretation was based on the idea that humans were naturally good.D.Rousseau's interpretation largely rejected the principle of popular sovereignty.SUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS

"Man is born free, and everywhere he is in chains. One thinks himself the master of others, and still remains a greater slave than they. How did this change come about? I do not know. What can make it legitimate? That question I think I can answer."—Jean-Jacques Rousseau, The Social Contract, 1762 Compared to other Enlightenment thinkers, how did Rousseau's views on the social contract differ?A He believed that the social contract was a literal agreement signed by citizensB He believed that only the educated elite should have a say in governanceC He argued that monarchies were the best form of government for all societiesD He emphasized the general will of the people as the basis for legitimate governance