Question

which statement best characterizes the ideas of jean-jacques rousseau?people are naturally reasonable.people are naturally selfish and violent.governments create unequal societies.government should be separate from religion.

Explanation:

Jean-Jacques Rousseau argued that in the "state of nature," humans were peaceful and free, and the rise of private property and formal governments introduced social inequality. The other options align with other thinkers: natural reason is linked to Locke, natural selfishness to Hobbes, and separation of church and state to Enlightenment figures like Voltaire, not Rousseau's core characterization.

Answer:

Governments create unequal societies.