Question

What does the phrase “dissolve the political bands” mean in paragraph 1 of this passage?

to revolt against authority

to restructure a government

to elect new leadership

to end the relationship with a government

here is the paragraph (:
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.

Answer 1

The phrase "dissolve the political bands" in paragraph 1 of the passage means to end the relationship with the government. In this case, "to dissolve" means to bring to an end, to terminate. It has to do with putting an end to whatever that used to bind these people together. They supported each other because they shared a particular ideology regarding politics but then it became necessary to drop it and to consequently assume among the powers of the earth.

Answer 2

The correct option is TO END THE RELATIONSHIP WITH A GOVERNMENT.
'To dissolve' as used in the context above means to break up an existing relationship with a government. When a political band is dissolved, it means that the political affinity that holds the groups together is been removed.