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Did the declaration of independence talk about the role of government?
Not really. The declaration talked about who had a right to govern. It did not dispute the need for government, but justified the right to be independent of the rule of the English king and the right of the people to choose their government. It attacked the idea that people like King George had to right to rule because of their royal birth.
Which theory of government states that the right to rule is given by God?
Divine Right or Theocracy both have the idea that the right to rule is given by god.
How do the authors of the declaration best use deductive reasoning to support the idea that Colonists have a right to form a new government?
They first establish the widely accepted belief that governments derive their power from the people.
What is the idea of spreading political power to the people and ensuring majority rule was characteristic of what?
Jacksonian democracy
What was the enlightenment idea that most directly challenged the concept of divine right rule?
Consent of the governed, spread by john Locke
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