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General Knowledge QUESTION #4790
Question 1
According to Rousseau, legitimate political authority is based on which concept?
  • Slavery
  • Force
  • Social Contract✔️
  • Divine Right
Correct Answer Explanation
Jean-Jacques Rousseau argued in 'The Social Contract' (1762) that legitimate political authority derives from a social contract among citizens, not from divine right or force.