Question

Read the following excerpt from the Declaration of Independence. “When, in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume, among the Powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature’s God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation.” What does the excerpt suggest?

A. People should remain connected to their government regardless of whether they disagree or dislike the ways of their government.
B. When people want to separate from their government, they should be able to do so without being questioned.
C. When people want to separate from their government to form their own, they should explain why. D. People should separate from their government if they dislike the views of their government.

Answer 1

The correct answer is C) When people want to separate from their government to form their own, they should explain why.

The excerpt suggests that "When people want to separate from their government to form their own, they should explain why."

That is why this part of the Declaration of Independence says: "a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation.”

The Declaray¿tion of Independence was signed on July 4, 1776. It was drafted by Thomas Jefferson with the help of other prominent Americans that were part of the committee like Roger Sherman, Robert R. Livingstone, Benjamin Franklin, and John Adams.