The colonists' slogan, "No taxation without representation," expresses a belief in (1) free trade. (2) economic interdependence. (3) the supremacy of Parliament. (4) the consent of the governed.
Social Studies · Middle School · Tue Nov 03 2020
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The colonists' slogan, "No taxation without representation," expresses a belief in
(4) the consent of the governed.
The slogan "No taxation without representation" became a primary grievance in the American colonies during the 18th century. It captured a fundamental belief of the colonists that they should not be taxed by the British Parliament because they had no representatives in it. This idea ties into the broader political concept of the consent of the governed, which is the notion that a government's legitimacy and moral right to use state power is only justified and lawful when consented to by the people or society over which that political power is exercised.