Who or what gives the government the right to rule, according to the Declaration of Independence?

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Tori Ingram

18 November, 13:03

Who or what gives the government the right to rule, according to the Declaration of Independence?

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Reilly Clarke · Answer 1

According to the Declaration of Independence, the government get its power to govern from people that it governs. As the Declaration says, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their powers from the consent of the governed.