"That to secure these rights, governments are instituted among men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the
governed."
This statement from the Declaration of Independence was embodied in the U.S. Constitution by ensuring that:
A economic development would be promoted by the federal government
B the national government would be responsive to the will of the people
more authority would be given the President than the national legislature
Dthe federal government would control the lives of its citizens
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