"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed
by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty and the pursuitof happiness. That to secure these rights, governments are instituted among men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed. That whenever any form of government becomes destructive to these ends, it is the right of the people to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new government."
-Thomas Jefferson, Declaration of Independence
Which of the following ideas does the author of the passage advocate?
A) Popular sovereignty
B) Constitutional monarchy
C) hecks and balances
D) Pluralism