Many Enlightenment thinkers, like Rousseau, Montesquieu, and Locke believed in - the idea that a country's leader should be chosen by the citizens in a general election

Direct democracy

Explanation:

The system in which a leader is elected by general election is called a direct democracy.

The people elect officials directly, instead of electing representatives ( as in the United States ) or having their decisions made by an absolute monarchy ( as in Saudi Arabia ). Good luck! :)

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