Which American idea, central to the Declaration of Independence and the social contract theory, is the idea that governments draw legitimacy and power from the governed?

Direct/Pure democracy

Popular consent/Consent of the governed

Capitalism

Majority rule

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its many islands, high mountains, and remote peninsulas isolated population centers.