How did rousseau’s the social contract influence early american documents such as the declaration of independence?

a) the social contract describes government as most effective with a strong authoritarian leader in charge

b) the social contract actually was influenced by the declaration of independence as it was written well after it

c) the social contract provided an example of old regime beliefs that the new american system was diligent in removing itself from

d) the social contract emphasises the role of equality among men and giving up personal rights in exchange for government protection

The answer is letter C.

Explanation:

Jean Jacques Rousseau is a French political philosopher who enlightened the European nation with his theory.

According to his theory, "The Social Contract," the citizen's obligation will depend upon the agreement they have with each other in order to form a society with a government. He believes that people only obeys when the power is legitimate and when they are not coerced. This means that the people should have a say when it comes to the laws that govern them.

In his theory, he provided examples of the "old regime," the ancient regime that was once was followed in France where absolute monarchy was followed. For him, there should be a direct democracy where people are involved in initiating policies. This inspired several reforms in Europe.

explanation: we can only guess at how our actions may be perceived in the future. doing something really big like killing lots of people, saving lots of people, affecting the lives of lots of people is a sure fire way of being remembered in historical records. we can also make a difference in the history records by being a small influence on something bigger, whether that is as a civil servant, scientist or artist.

of course you could argue that we all affect history just as tiny cogs in a   bigger machine.

if you mean how do people influence our opinions of things which have already happened, then simply by writing a book which looks at things form a different perspective and trying to convince people that this perspective is more accurate or truthful. people do it all the time i.e. richard the third was a terrible or was he? plenty would disagree, it's just that their views aren't the most widely known.n: