These theorists John Locke and Jean-Jacques Rousseau both analyze these ideas and declare that man subjects themselves to government by creating a social contract amongst themselves. ... Not just the creation of government, but the role of government also varied according to the different ideas developed by Locke and Rousseau. ... Locke's The Second Treatise of Civil Government was written to outline his view of the social contract and state mans rights to challenge the government if it is not protecting them correctly. Locke favored a representative government and mostly supported a mona...

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