Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, —That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form . . . Which Enlightenment idea is reflected in the excerpt?

The correct answer to this open question is the following.

Although there are no options attached, we can say the following.

The Enlightenment idea that is reflected in the excerpt is the idea of the social contract.

Thomas Hobbes was one of the brightest minds during the Enlightenment period in Europe. He developed interesting concepts regarding social contrast. He stated that the members of society had to give up some of their freedom as a person and as a society in order to get the protection of the state.

The Enlightenment was a time of brilliant thinkers and philosophers like Baron of Montesquiou, John Locke, Voltaire, and Jean-Jaques Rosseau. Their ideas transcended and influenced other nations and their revolutionary movements.

depends on the age of the teen, many believe by the age of 16 a person should know the strong difference between right and wrong along with the difference between risky and immediate death. swimming with sharks might be dangerous but swimming with sharks while bloody meat is attached to you is just insane. even more if you have no idea what you're doing. however, no matter the age, as long as the person is skilled enough and has the mental and physical capacity to control their actions doing whatever sport they put their mind to is all that matters.