Government 11
We had these truths to be sollendent, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain
unalienatie rights that among these are Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness. That to secure these rights, governments
u inoses among mendering their just powers from the consent of the governed, that whenever any form of government
becomes destructive of these ends, it is the right of the people to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new government, laying its
foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and
Happiness
-American Declaration of Independence, 1776
Which of theses Enlightenment ideas is found in the passage from the Declaration of Independence?
A Governments need checks and balances
B. Derrotatic dections represent the people,
C. Reason is the best way to find truth
People are bom with natural rights
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