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CBSE - History - The French Revolution

The French Revolution

Short Answer Type

Explain three teaching of Rousseau which laid the foundations of democracy? 

1. He upheld the doctrine of popular sovereignty.

2. He believed that government should be based on the consent of the governed.

3. He stated that people are the real sovereigns and kings rule only with their consent.

4. His famous book Social Contract tells us about a contract between the rulers and the ruled whereby the former would guarantee the freedom and happiness. 

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