...Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed" - The Declaration of Independence

This phrase in the The Declaration of Independence is also represented in the "Preamble" to the U. S. Constitution. Which phrase BEST represents this statement?

A) "Promote the general Welfare"

B) "Provide for the common defense"

C) "We the People of the United States"

D) "In Order to form a more perfect Union"

C) "We the People of the United States"

Explanation: When the Revolutionary war has already begun and several battles have been fought already, the Americans declared their independence from Great Britain through The Declaration of Independence which explains to foreign nations why they had done so and to also explain their political philosophies. The Preamble begins with the phrase "We the People of the United States" which represents the basic American political philosophy of "consent of the governed."