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Explain Rousseau’s understanding of popular sovereignty and democracy in On the Social Contract.

In On the Social Contract, Rousseau lays the groundwork for a new understanding of democracy and the social through his concept of the general will, which had a formative influence on the visions of democracy, popular sovereignty and “the people” that emerged in the French Revolution. Alexis de Tocqueville raises questions about this democratic vision in his book ‘Democracy in America’.

This essay aims to answer these three questions:
Explain Rousseau’s understanding of popular sovereignty and democracy in On the Social Contract

What problems does Tocqueville see in popular sovereignty and democracy in his analysis of the United States?

How does he think we can moderate democracy and avoid the extremes that he sees in something like Rousseau’s general will?

Discuss what these rules entail and explain how the Electronic Communications and Transactions Act, 25 of 2002, addresses these requirements in the case of electronic documents.

A party who wishes to rely on statements contained in a document must ordinarily comply with the general rules of originality and authenticity. Discuss what these rules entail and explain how the Electronic Communications and Transactions Act, 25 of 2002, addresses these requirements in the case of electronic documents.