The Enlightenment thinker who is most closely associated with the belief that people should have a say in the development of laws is D. Jean-Jacques Rousseau. Rousseau's concept of the "general will" emphasized the idea that political authority should derive from the people and that citizens should actively participate in the creation of laws.
While John Locke (C) also advocated for ideas about government and consent, Rousseau focused more explicitly on direct participation in law-making. Mary Wollstonecraft (A) and Olympe de Gouges (B) were important figures in advocating for women's rights and social justice but did not emphasize the role of popular participation in law-making as a central theme in their philosophies.
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