The following statements are from Enlightenment philosophers:

1. That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed.

2. Constant experience shows us that every man invested with power is apt to abuse it.

3. Where the whole power of one department is exercised by the same hands which possess the whole power of another department, the fundamental principles of a free constitution are subverted.

4. You are free at all times, in all places, as soon as you do what you wish to do.

Which statement reflects the idea of a social contract?

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Madalyn Wells

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29 December, 16:08

The following statements are from Enlightenment philosophers:

1. That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed.

2. Constant experience shows us that every man invested with power is apt to abuse it.

3. Where the whole power of one department is exercised by the same hands which possess the whole power of another department, the fundamental principles of a free constitution are subverted.

4. You are free at all times, in all places, as soon as you do what you wish to do.

Which statement reflects the idea of a social contract?

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Kaliyah Lin · Answer 1

1. That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed.

Explanation:

The Social Contract is a political philosophy that says that the government is the result of an agreement between the people that are ruled and their rulers. This contract defines the rights and duties of the governed and the government. Because of that, the social contract only exists because the governed consented.