MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
THE ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATION
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majority rule and minority rights
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universal suffrage and judicial independence
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direct democracy and equality for women
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consent of the governed and natural rights
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Detailed explanation-1: -“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, or agreed to, by the people over which that political power is exercised.
Detailed explanation-2: -How did the principle of the consent of the governed impact the Declaration of Independence? It was an integral part of the Declaration and it meant common people have to allow their rulers to have any authority over them.
Detailed explanation-3: -The second sentence of the second section of the Declaration states, “That to secure these rights, governments are instituted among men . . . .” According to the Declaration, people establish governments in order to ensure that their rights are guaranteed and protected; that is the purpose of government.