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

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Lane Galvan

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3 January, 23:36

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

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Lorenzo Navarro · 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.