Of the following men, which one believed that sovereign powers reside with the citizens and the government gets its authority fr

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Of the following men, which one believed that sovereign powers reside with the citizens and the government gets its authority fr

om the consent of the governed?
Thomas Paine
John Hanwingspan
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Charles-Louis de Secondat, baron de Montesquieu

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andrew11 [14] · Answer 1 · 2022-03-31T01:59:53+03:00

andrew11 [14]3 years ago

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It would be "Jean-Jacques Rousseau" who believed that sovereign powers reside with the citizens and the government gets its authority from the consent of the <span>governed, since he was a major Enlightenment thinker. Paine also believed this, however. </span>