Question 3 is based on the stimulus below: The social pact, far from destroying natural equality, substitutes, on the contrary, a moral and lawful equality for whatever physical inequality that nature may have imposed on mankind; so that however unequal in strength and intelligence, men become equal by covenant and by right. Jean-Jaques Rousseau, The Social Contract, 1762. 3. Which idea is central to Rousseau’s political philosophy? 1) A government’s power comes from the consent of the people. 2) Predestination will determine who will go to heaven. 3) Governments need strong military power to prevent rebellion. 4) The have-nots will rise up and overthrow the government of the haves. how is it the answer
The central idea of Rousseau’s political philosophy, as stated in the stimulus, is that the social pact substitutes a moral and lawful equality for physical inequality, making individuals equal by covenant and by right. Therefore, the answer is 4) The have-nots will rise up and overthrow the government of the haves.
