This activity can be used to support learning about the ideas in Gordon S. Wood's essay, Consent of the Goverened, from the America at 250 Civic Toolkit.
James Wilson stated that all government authority came from the people, and by extension their consent. This relationship requires a balance of responsibilities from both sides –– the government and the governed. List these responsibilities. Then, design a slogan or a hashtag that concisely and effectively describes the relationship that the Declaration established between the government and its people.
