How did rousseau’s the social contract influence early american documents such as the declaration of independence?

a) the social contract describes government as most effective with a strong authoritarian leader in charge

b) the social contract actually was influenced by the declaration of independence as it was written well after it

c) the social contract provided an example of old regime beliefs that the new american system was diligent in removing itself from

d) the social contract emphasises the role of equality among men and giving up personal rights in exchange for government protection

The answer is letter C.

Explanation:

Jean Jacques Rousseau is a French political philosopher who enlightened the European nation with his theory.

According to his theory, "The Social Contract," the citizen's obligation will depend upon the agreement they have with each other in order to form a society with a government. He believes that people only obeys when the power is legitimate and when they are not coerced. This means that the people should have a say when it comes to the laws that govern them.

In his theory, he provided examples of the "old regime," the ancient regime that was once was followed in France where absolute monarchy was followed. For him, there should be a direct democracy where people are involved in initiating policies. This inspired several reforms in Europe.

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an empire is a sovereign state functioning as an aggregate of nations or people that are ruled over by an emperor or another kind of monarch. the territory and population of an empire is commonly of greater extent than the one of a kingdom.[1]

an empire can be made solely of contiguous territories, such as the austro-hungarian empire or the russian empire, or of territories far remote from the homeland, such as a colonial empire. aside from the more formal usage, the word empire can also refer colloquially to a large-scale business enterprise (e.g. a transnational corporation), a political organisation controlled by a single individual (a political boss), or a group (political bosses).[2] the word empire is associated with such other words as imperialism, colonialism, and globalization. empire is often used to describe a displeasure to overpowering situations.[3]

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