Question

Match the following. *
i.The Spirit of the Laws. ii.The Social Contract, iii.What is the Third Estate iv Two Treatises of Government’
(a) Rousseau
(b) Charles Montesquieu
(c ) John Locke.
(d) Abbe Sieyes
(a) Rousseau
(b) Charles Montesquieu
(c ) John Locke.
(d) Abbe Sieyes​

Answer 1

The Spirit of the Laws            -  Charles Montesquieu

The Social Contract               -   Rousseau

What is the Third Estate         -  Joseph Sieyes

Two Treatises of Government- John Locke

Explanation:

• The spirit of the Laws is a political treatise by Charles Montesquie, was published in 1748.
• The Social Contract is a famous work by Rousseau and it was published in 1762. In this work, Rousseau says about the best way to establish a political community.
• What is the Third Estate is a political pamphlet by Joseph Sieyes and it was published in 1789
• John Locke wrote Two Treatises of Government in 1689

Answer 2

Answer:

i. The Spirit of the Laws                  -  (b) Charles Montesquieu

ii. The Social Contract                     -  (a) Rousseau

iii. What is the Third Estate             -  (d) Abbe Sieyes​

iv. Two Treatises of Government   -  (c) John Locke.

Explanation:

• French political philosopher Charles Montesquieu wrote The Spirit of Laws, which is considered one of the great works in the history of political thought and jurisprudence.

• In The Social Contract, Rousseau argues that democracy is incompatible with representative institutions, rendering nation-states mainly irrelevant.

• Abbe Sieyes maintained that commoners made up the majority of the country and did the majority of the work; they were the country. He urged Third Estate members to seek a constitution and more political representation.

• Political philosopher John Locke is one of the most influential of the modern era. The Two Treatises of Government (TWO TREATIES OF GOVERNMENT)