Question

What Enlightenment ideal appealed to the interests of the masses of French society during the period just before the French Revolution?

Answer 1

A social contract.

Step-by-step explanation:

In moral and political philosophy, the social contract is a theory or model that originated during the Age of Enlightenment and usually concerns the legitimacy of the authority of the state over the individual. ... In this condition, individuals' actions are bound only by their personal power and conscience.