Question 3 is based on the stimulus below: The social pact, far from destroying natural equality, substitutes, on the contrary, a moral and lawful equality for whatever physical inequality that nature may have imposed on mankind; so that however unequal in strength and intelligence, men become equal by covenant and by right. Jean-Jaques Rousseau, The Social Contract, 1762. 3. Which idea is central to Rousseau’s political philosophy? 1) A government’s power comes from the consent of the people. 2) Predestination will determine who will go to heaven. 3) Governments need strong military power to prevent rebellion. 4) The have-nots will rise up and overthrow the government of the haves. how is it the answer

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The central idea of Rousseau’s political philosophy, as stated in the stimulus, is that the social pact substitutes a moral and lawful equality for physical inequality, making individuals equal by covenant and by right. Therefore, the answer is 4) The have-nots will rise up and overthrow the government of the haves.