Answer:
deriving its powers from those it governs.
Explanation:
The Social Contract theory is a form of socio-political theory that describes that individuals or group of people should hold the power to select their own form of governments, and if the government defies the will of the people the people should out rightly remove and replace them.
In other words, the Declaration of Independence influenced the development of American democracy by deriving its powers from those it governs.