A. Lawful governments only have power because people let them have power.
This phrase suggests that the authority of a government is legitimate only if it is based on the consent of the people it governs.
What is Jefferson saying?
"... deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed..."
A. Lawful governments only have power because people let them have power.
• B. Lawful governments do not need to answer to the people.
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