the people can set up a new government
the consent of the governed
That the fundamental purpose of government is to protect people's rights and that government must have the consent of the governed. Michael Montagne
The American Declaration of Independence has a number of features (or, aspects) of significance. Perhaps most significant is its clear and bold claim that all government on Earth operates, when operating justly, by the consent of the governed; that is, those who are governed are fundamentally responsible for their own governance, however that governance may actually be administered.
Government should exist with the consent of the people.
John Locke's ideas of government deriving from the consent of the governed is at the center of the Declaration of Independence, as is the idea of the unalienable rights of life, liberty, and property. The Founding Fathers saw much wisdom in Locke's ideas about limited government power.
the consent of the governed
the consent of the governed
The government gets its power to govern as enumerated in the declaration of independence from the constitution.
the united states declaration of independence
THE CONSENT OF THE GOVERNED
The Declaration of Independence founded the US government on the principles of human liberty and consent of the governed. The Declaration of Independence announced that the thirteen American colonies would no longer be a part of the British Empire.
According to the Declaration of Independence, the government derives its power from the consent of the governed. In other words its power comes from its people.The government get their power from the people.The government gets its power from the people, you and me!! The American citizens.
The United States Declaration of Independence.
those who have the consent of the governed
According to the Declaration of Independence, the government derives its power from the consent of the governed. In other words its power comes from its people.The government get their power from the people.The government gets its power from the people, you and me!! The American citizens.
U.S. Declaration of Independence
The American Declaration of Independence not only suggests a particular relationship between government and governed; it out rightly declares what that relationship is or, rather, should be. Fundamentally, the relationship is consensual; that is, government rules over the governed only by the consent of those who are governed.