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One enlightenment idea reflected by The Declaration of Independence is that all people are entitled to certain rights just because they're humans. Another idea is that the governments legitimacy comes from the governed. The third idea is that a governments purpose is to protect the governed.
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One way America used enlightenment ideas in the Ratification of the U.S. Constitution is that they separated the government into two parties. Another way is that people get to choose who they want to be in control.
