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Which document states that when a government does not honor its obligations to its people, the people have the right to overthrow it?

English Bill of Rights


Declaration of Independence


U.S. Constitution


Magna Carta

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The United States declaration of Independence
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The correct answer is B) the Declaration of Independence.

The document that states that when a government does not honor its obligation to its people, the people have the right to overthrow it is the Declaration of Independence.

The Declaration of Independence of the United States, clearly says that when a government does not honor its obligation to its people, the people have the right to overthrow it. Under the Declaration of Independence, American citizens have the right and the obligation to depose any form of government that can’t protect the unalienable rights of liberty, life, and the pursuit of happiness


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