2.2.5 Quiz Founding Ideas and the
such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their
Safety and Happiness.
-Declaration of Independence, July 4, 1776, National
Archives and Records Administration.
Which excerpt from the Declaration of Independence best demonstrates its
connection to the Enlightenment idea of natural rights?
OA. Governments are instituted among Men
B. [Governments derive] their just powers from the consent of the
governed
C. [W]henever any Form of Government becomes destructive... it is
the Right of the People to... abolish it
OD. We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created
equal
such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their
Safety and Happiness.
-Declaration of Independence, July 4, 1776, National
Archives and Records Administration.
Which excerpt from the Declaration of Independence best demonstrates its
connection to the Enlightenment idea of natural rights?
OA. Governments are instituted among Men
B. [Governments derive] their just powers from the consent of the
governed
C. [W]henever any Form of Government becomes destructive... it is
the Right of the People to... abolish it
OD. We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created
equal