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The Declaration of Independence uses the phrase "inalienable" to describe ? A)citizens who are natural born and may serve high offices in government

B) natural rights that cannot be taken away from a person by any government C)popular sovereignty as the only proper way to determine legitimate government D)theory of social contract and how no one can violate it, whether person or government

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B. natural rights that cant be taken away from a person
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Answer:

B) Natural rights that cannot be taken away from a person by any government

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In the excerpt of the Declaration of Independence that states that “all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights,” Thomas Jefferson used the phrase “unalienable rights” to describe people's natural rights, such as “Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness”, that could not be taken away from a person by any government, or be surrendered to any authority.

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