how did the teaching of Rousseau lay the foundation of democracy
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Rousseau's famous work Social Contract helped laid the foundations of democracy.
Reasons: (i) He upheld the doctrine of popular sovereignty
. (ii)He believed government should be based on the consent of the governed.
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Reasons: (i) He upheld the doctrine of popular sovereignty
. (ii)He believed government should be based on the consent of the governed.
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a. Rousseau propounded the theory of General will , which talks of a social contract between the individuals and human beings.
b. According to Rousseau as society developed, private property came into existence, social contract became a necessity , that is to create an institution that would maintain law and order in the society.
c. Individuals through common will , would create an association that will protect and defend the society as a whole.
d. The basis of such a society would be the general common will of the people.
e. Where people voluntarily decide to give up their powers to the central authority that is the state which is based on the willing consent of the people.
f. The government so formed is subservient to the community, to work in the interest of the people.
g.Rousseau asserted the belief that government must be based on the consent of the people, resulting out of a social contract between the ruler and the ruled and that people have right to change the government if they are not satisfied.
h. Jacobin club mainly comprised of shopkeepers, artisans, watch-makers, printers,daily wage workers who were really effected by grave economic crisis and were largely influenced by Roussaeu's theory of social contract.
i. After they stormed the Palace of Tuileries, they held a the king hostage.
j. Later in 1792, as led by Jacobin club because of its demands and activities the revolutionary government set out to elect the national convention to look after the affairs of the country as per the rules of the Constitution of 1791. It thus provided for the abolition of monarchy and declaring France to be a Republic, where the head of the state is elected by the people, reiterating Rousseau's idea of government based on consent.
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a. Rousseau propounded the theory of General will , which talks of a social contract between the individuals and human beings.
b. According to Rousseau as society developed, private property came into existence, social contract became a necessity , that is to create an institution that would maintain law and order in the society.
c. Individuals through common will , would create an association that will protect and defend the society as a whole.
d. The basis of such a society would be the general common will of the people.
e. Where people voluntarily decide to give up their powers to the central authority that is the state which is based on the willing consent of the people.
f. The government so formed is subservient to the community, to work in the interest of the people.
g.Rousseau asserted the belief that government must be based on the consent of the people, resulting out of a social contract between the ruler and the ruled and that people have right to change the government if they are not satisfied.
h. Jacobin club mainly comprised of shopkeepers, artisans, watch-makers, printers,daily wage workers who were really effected by grave economic crisis and were largely influenced by Roussaeu's theory of social contract.
i. After they stormed the Palace of Tuileries, they held a the king hostage.
j. Later in 1792, as led by Jacobin club because of its demands and activities the revolutionary government set out to elect the national convention to look after the affairs of the country as per the rules of the Constitution of 1791. It thus provided for the abolition of monarchy and declaring France to be a Republic, where the head of the state is elected by the people, reiterating Rousseau's idea of government based on consent.
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