MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
THE ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATION
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Refer to the following excerpt and answer the question below. “That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed.” What is the significance of this statement from the Declaration of Independence?
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The purpose of a government is to protect its citizens from danger.
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Women should be encouraged to have power in the government.
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The power of the government should come from the citizens.
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People should be able to replace weak government leaders.
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -In political philosophy, the phrase consent of the governed refers to the idea that a government’s legitimacy and moral right to use state power is justified and lawful only when consented to by the people or society over which that political power is exercised.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Declaration implies that these rights are not secure outside of government. Outside of government, people are in what the Founders called “the state of nature.” They have natural rights, but when men live without government, those rights are jeopardized.
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