Which of the following did jean-jacques rousseau believe should be the role of government in society? a. oligarchs should direct people to act for the benefit of the most productive members of society. b. constitutional monarchs should regulate people’s behavior whenever necessary. c. absolute monarchs should explain how people must behave to maintain a well-ordered society. d. freely elected governments should impose only minimal limits on people’s actions.

The correct answer is D) free elected government should impose only minimum limits on people’s actions.  

Jean-Jaques Rousseau believed that the role of the government in society should be that free elected government should impose only minimum limits on people’s actions.  

Jean-Jaques Rousseau (17112-1778) was a Swiss philosopher and thinker and political writer that inspired many men that searched for freedom and revolution movements such as the French Revolution. In 1762 he wrote the famous political book “The Social Contract” where he established that in a just society every citizen has its proper place. Jean-Jaques Rousseau believed that the role of the government in society should be that free elected government should impose only minimum limits on people’s actions.  

a phrase from a poem by ralph waldo emerson about the battle of lexington and concord. emerson's words read, “here once the embattled farmers stood / and fired the shot heard round the world.”

confedracy

supported slavery

upheld the supremacy of federal laws

believed states should be able to nullify federal laws

union

wanted to abolish slavery

supported high tariffs

upheld the supremacy of federal laws