A.
Filmer suggested that governments represent the will of the majority, whereas Enlightenment thinkers advocated for minority rights.
B.
Filmer argued for a strong monarchy, whereas Enlightenment philosophers claimed that government was not necessary because natural law would allow society to advance.
C.
Enlightenment philosophers advocated government systems that protected the natural rights of man, whereas Filmer argued that people would be lost without the paternal monarch.
D.
Enlightenment philosophers advocated monarchical governments in which a central king would ensure the rights of the people, whereas Filmer argued for representative democracy
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The correct statement is:
C. Enlightenment philosophers advocated government systems that protected the natural rights of man, whereas Filmer argued that people would be lost without the paternal monarch.
This statement accurately reflects the ideological divide between Filmer, who supported the divine right of kings and a strong monarchy, and Enlightenment philosophers, who emphasized individual rights, social contracts, and limited government to protect those rights.
