According to the Declaration of Independence, where does the government get the power to govern?

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Omari Clayton

4 December, 18:01

According to the Declaration of Independence, where does the government get the power to govern?

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Kendall Burgess · Answer 1

From the people that it governs

Explanation:

As the Declaration says, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed. This was an idea that derived from Enlightenment thinkers such as John Locke.