Question

Explain the idea of jean Jacques Rousseau about his social contract

Answer 1

1. Rousseau has expressed his ideas in his book 'Social Contract' that people group together to form a society with consent known as the sovereign
2. This sovereign power expresses the general will and ideas of the people living in a society
3. According to 'Social contract' peoples' consent is the legitimate authority which has formed the government on the basis of a 'contract' which entitles preservation of interests and rights of people