Question

Ppiness

Use the quotation to answer the question: "To preserve these rights, Governments are
instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed." - Which
enlightenment idea is expressed in this statement?
(1 Punto)
Baron de Montesquieu's theory of separation of power
John Locke's idea of the social contract
Jean-Jacques Rousseau's theory of divine right
James Madison's view of individual liberty

Answer 1

james madison view of individual liberty

“You must first enable the government to control the governed; and in the next place, oblige it to control itself.” “Knowledge will forever govern ignorance, and a people who mean to be their own governors, must arm themselves with the power knowledge gives.”

James Madison Quotes (Author of United States Bill of Rights)