Who concluded that people should rely on their own judgement to change their existence, rather than trusting the teachings of the church? a) rousseau b) voltaire c) montesquieu d) locke

The correct answer is B) Voltaire.

Voltaire concluded that people should rely on their own judgment to change their existence, rather than trusting the teachings of the church.

Voltaire (1694-1778) was a French writer in the Enlightenment years. His ideas supported freedom of thinking, expression, of religion and profession. He particularly believed that people needed to use reason, not faith to understand life. He sometimes expressed critics over other religious thoughts such as Catholicism and Judaism. So yes, Voltaire concluded that people should rely on their own judgment to change their existence, rather than trusting the teachings of the church.

social contract theory basically says that all individuals are born equal, and provided a god given right to consent to be governed. american government is based of this

thomas hobbes and john locke said that we are selfish, individualistic, and constantly at war with each other, therefore we need to be controlled. 

government is defined as the legitimate use of force to control human behavior within territorial boundaries, here comes in hobbes and locke.

hobbes takes the part about controlling human behavior. while locke takes the part of legitimate use of force, since force is not legitimate unless there is consent of the people. 

there are basically 3 goals of the government: 1) maintain order by protecting life and property. 2) providing public goods, those which are typically not provided by the public sector, such as roads and education. 3) promote equality be it political, opportunist or outcome equality. 

the answer should be monarchy