Question

read the passage and answer the following question. the social contract \what man loses by the social contract is his natural liberty and an unlimited right to everything he tries to get and succeeds in getting; what he gains is civil liberty and the proprietorship ownership of all he possesses.... we might... add... what man acquires in the civil state, moral righteous liberty, which alone makes him truly master of himself,... obedience to a law which we prescribe impose on to ourselves is liberty.\ - jean - jacques rousseau, from the social contract, or principles of political right, i, ch. 8 (1762) according to rousseau, what is a main benefit of the social contract? a) under the social contract, peoples rights are protected by law. b) under the social contract, people are free to do whatever they please. c) the social contract creates a more representative democracy. d) the social contract makes people more obedient citizens in society.

Explanation:

Rousseau believed that through the social - contract, man gains civil liberty and the ownership of what he possesses, and also moral liberty. Civil liberty implies rights protected by law. Option B is incorrect as people are not free to do whatever they please under the social contract. There is no mention of creating a more representative democracy in the given passage, so C is wrong. And D about making people more obedient citizens is not the main benefit described.

Answer:

A. Under the social contract, people's rights are protected by law.