According to the Declaration of Independence, a government obtains its power to rule from A. the natural laws given by God. B. the virtue of its own authority. C. the consent of the governed. D. the articles of its constitution.

According to the Declaration if Independence, a government obtains its power to rule from the consent of the governed.

Explanation:

Liberalism was the main political language behind the independence process. Modern political theory supports the idea of popular sovereignity: power can only be constituted by the consent of the governed. Otherwise it becomes a despotic rule.