Question

Why was the Declaration of Independence such a radical document?

A. It claimed that governments must be representative of the people.
B. It argued that no government could be expected to respect individual rights.
C. It reinforced the idea that governments were the source of people's rights.
D. It suggested that a monarch's power was unlimited.

Answer 1

The answer is:

A. It claimed that governments must be representative of the people.

The Declaration of Independence, mainly written by Thomas Jefferson in 1776, alleges that governments are appointed to act or speak in representation of the people, as long as people allow governments to rule them.

The rest of the alternatives are incorrect because the Declaration of Independence indicates that governments must respect individual rights, people's rights are naturally guaranteed, and the colonists disapproved of the King of England's oppression.