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Jefferson used the phrase “consent of the governed” in the Declaration of Independence. What does it mean?

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A condition urged by many as a requirement for legitimate government: that the authority of a government should depend on the consent of the people, as expressed by votes in elections. (See Declaration of Independence, democracy, and John Locke

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