Q. Which of the following pairs is/are correctly matched? A (Thinker) - B (Work)

1. John Locke- Two Treatises of Government
2. Rousseau- Social Contract
3. Montesquieu- The Spirit of the Law

Select the correct answer from the codes given below:
Answer: All of the above
Notes: The ideas envisaging a society based on freedom.and equal laws and opportunities for all, were put forward by philosophers such as John Locke and Jean Jacques Rousseau during the 18th century. In his Two Treatises of Government, John Locke sought to refute the doctrine of the divine and absolute right of the monarch. Rousseau carried the idea forward, proposing a form of government based on a social contract between people and their representatives. In The Spirit of the Laws, Montesquieu proposed a division of power within the government between the legislative, the executive and the judiciary. This model of government was put into force in the USA, after the thirteen colonies declared their independence from Britain.

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