The Declaration of Independence's contractual view of political structure in which the government drew its authority from "the consent of the governed" was influenced by the philosophy of?

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Tania Phelps

1 February, 20:27

The Declaration of Independence's contractual view of political structure in which the government drew its authority from "the consent of the governed" was influenced by the philosophy of?

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Selina Finley · Answer 1

Popular sovereignty

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The principle that state and the government gets its authority form the consent of the people is called popular sovereignty. It is also known as rule by people. This concept is associated with the social contract philosophers such as Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Thomas Hobbes and John Locke. Benjamin Franklin also supported this concept as he used to considered the people to be superior and the rulers as servants. After the American revolution people substituted the sovereignty of King George Third with the "People".