Question

question 3 of 10
which phrase accurately describes jean - jacques rousseaus concept of a social contract?
a. a set of economic principles that limits a governments ability to control a countrys trade and industry
b. a legal system that enforces agreements made between people, businesses, and governments
c. an agreement between people in a society to give up some of their rights in order to form a stable government
d. a set of political regulations that prevents citizens from disobeying their countrys government

Explanation:

Rousseau's social - contract theory posits that people in a society agree to give up some individual rights to form a stable government for the common good. Option A is about economic liberalism, not the social contract. Option B is more about contract law in a general sense. Option D is about political regulations for obedience, not the essence of the social contract.

Answer:

C. An agreement between people in a society to give up some of their rights in order to form a stable government