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

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10 August, 02:30

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

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Kylie Nash · Answer 1

From the people that it governs

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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.