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The government assumes one has given consent by silence.
The government assumes one has given consent by silence.
Abraham Lincoln--the Gettysburg address
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The legitimacy of the government comes from the freely given consent of the people. People exercise their rights through elected representatives.So, if government does not use its power for the good of the people it is the right of the people to abolish or alter it.
governments are created to protect people's natural rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. When a government fails to secure these rights, the people have the right to alter or abolish it.
The US Constitution provided a limited amount of power to the government and explicitly stated that any power not given by the constitution to the national government is automatically power of the state governors.
The Constitution of the United States of America gives the Government PowerThe people give the government its powers. This is one of the foundational principles of the U.S. Constitution:Limited Government: Since the people give government its power, government itself is limited to the power given to it by them. In other words, the US government does not derive its power from itself. It must follow its own laws and it can only act using powers given to it by the people.The People give power to the government. And The People don't realize that they can take it back if necessary.
Implied consent.
Any search is legal if proper consent is given.
Jefferson stated in the Declaration that people had the God given rights of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. This was not meant to be liberal, but more an idea. Happiness can not be guaranteed and it is up to the individual to make themselves happy. People have choice and according to the Declaration man institutes government to do his work.
The democratic system is the type of system that allows a government to use power given to it by the people. In a democratic type of government its the people who elect their leaders.