Which idea contained in the Declaration of Independence represented a new way of thinking about the government?

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Jacob Parsons

24 November, 09:48

Which idea contained in the Declaration of Independence represented a new way of thinking about the government?

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Emanuel Mendoza · Answer 1

The Declaration of Independence provides a foundation for the concept of popular sovereignty, the idea that the government exists to serve the people, who elect representatives to express their will.