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According to the Declaration of Independence, where does the government get the power to govern?

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From the people that it governs

Step-by-step explanation:

As the Declaration says,Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed. This was an idea that derived from Enlightenment thinkers such as John Locke.

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