The Declaration of Independence | Text, Signatories & Impact - Quiz & Worksheet

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1. 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.

It was an integral part of the Declaration and it meant that there would be some limitation of the federal government in comparison to the local government.

It was one of the things that the writers of the Declaration were working against where all of the power was in the hands of a small political elite.

It was the thing that the writers of the Declaration most opposed because they did not believe in the relevance of free trade.