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===Legitimacy=== [[Social contract|Social contract theory]] argues that the [[Legitimacy (political)|legitimacy of government]] is based on [[consent of the governed]], i.e. an election, and that political decisions must reflect the [[general will]]. Some proponents of the theory like [[Jean-Jacques Rousseau]] advocate for a [[direct democracy]] on this basis.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Friend|first=Celeste|date=n.d.|title=Social Contract Theory|url=https://iep.utm.edu/soc-cont/|access-date=26 April 2022|website=Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy}}</ref>
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