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What is the definition of popular consent?
referendum Where the People give permission to be ruled in order for them to be protected
Which Enlightenment idea was part of the Declaration of Independence?
Government should exist with the consent of the people.
The idea that government derives its authority by sanction of the people refers to the principle of what?
Consent of the governed.
The idea that government must be based on the will of the people is called what?
Laissez-Faire
Which phrase from the declaration of Independence most clearly reflects the idea that the people are the source of government?
The consent of the governed is an idea born of the enlightenment and the writings of John Locke. This is the idea that a government gains its power via the willingness of the people to support it. The US system expresses this notion by holding elections in which the people (the governed) select their representatives to govern (there by giving consent).
What is popular sovereignty and who developed the idea?
The idea that the government in a certain region should be established only by the consent of the people. Steven Douglas(American)
Was the consent of the governed an important idea in Italy?
Consent of the governed is an important idea in Italy because it shapes how bout the government and the daily lives of citizens are lived. It uses established moral and legal standards to grant power to the government while still giving an element of control to citizens.
Famous black French people?
I have no IDEA :D
What idea that government exist only by consent of the people was first popularized by enlightenment philosopher?
John Locke
The idea that government exist only by the consent of the people was first popularized by which Enlightenment philosopher?
John Locke
One contribution that John Locke made to Enlightenment philosophy was the idea that?
governments should be based on the consent of the people.
One contribution that john Locke made to enlightenment pholosophy was the idea that?
governments should be based on the consent of the people.
