Question

What is meant by the phrase "unalienable rights" in the introduction to the Declaration of Independence?

Rights that people have to earn through good behavior
Rights that cannot be taken away by government
Rights that are limited to citizens of the United States
Rights that belong to Native Americans

Answer 1

B) rights that cannot be taken away by the government. Inalienable rights means that you are born with those rights (life/liberty/pursuit of happiness) and *nobody* can take them away.

Answer 2

it means that at birth you have all of the human rights and no one can take them away from you.