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How were the ideals put forth in the Declaration of

Independence reflected in the new American
government?

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that all men are created equal and that government is based on the consent of the governed, became the foundation for the US political ideal of popular sovereignty: that the government exists to serve the people, who elect representatives to express their will.

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