Question

which speaker would jeanjacques most likely agree with?

Speaker1: the will of the people is what is best for society

Speaker2: people exchange some of their individual freedoms for protection by the government

Speaker3: governments should be divided into branches that are separate but equal

Speaker4: governments derive their powers from the consent of the people

Answer 1

Jean Jacques Rousseau would most likely agree with speaker number four:

governments derive their powers from the consent of the people

Rousseau believed that the people coming together collectively to ensure and agree on government is the only form of legitimacy (Social Contract Theory).