alleryStart learning →In the Declaration, just government rests on the consent of:
ARoyal governors
BHereditary nobles
CForeign monarchs
DThe governed
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. The governed
The Declaration locates legitimate governmental authority in the consent of the people being governed.
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