Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "Consent of the governed" in English language version.
The "consent of the governed" meant propertied white men only.
the country adopted the United States Constitution in 1787. Article 1 of the Constitution empowers state legislatures to oversee federal elections. Suffrage, or the right to vote, was granted exclusively to white, land-owning men.
The "consent of the governed" meant propertied white men only.