Rousseau's idea of ___

Question

stood in direct contrast to the
previous idea of a king's right to rule
by divine right. Under Rousseau's
theory, a government gets its power
from ___ rather than from ___.

Answer 1

Rousseau's idea of the social contract stood in direct contrast to the previous idea of a king's right to rule by divine right. Under Rousseau's theory, a government gets its power from the consent of the governed rather than from divine authority or hereditary succession.