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What aspect of American democracy is most directly related to Jean-Jacques Rousseau's concept of a social contract?

a . freedom of religion
b. free enterprise
c . citizens' rights
d . income inequality


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Citizens' rights is that aspect of the Democracy in America is most closely related to Jean Jacques Rousseau's Social Contract. The correct answer is Option C.

  • The Jean-Jacques Rousseau's concept of social contract is the political authority sanctioned to by all the people.
  • The Rousseau's three stages described and investigated are as follows:-
  1. The state of nature, where man is free and independent.
  2. The society in which man is oppressed and dependent on others.
  3. The state under social contract where man is free through obligation.
  • The main contention of Rousseau's The Social Contract is that "the agreement of the governed" confers upon government its right to exist and to rule.
  • Rousseau argued that all types of societal evils, from exploitation and dominance over others to low self-esteem and despair, were caused by modern man's captivity to his own needs.
  • According to Rousseau, the most important goal of effective governance must be to ensure the freedom of all its constituents.

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