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3. According to the Declaration, when do people have a right to revolution? Why do they have this right?

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They have the right to revolt when government doesn't protect or honor their natural right.

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whenever any form of government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the right of the people to alter or to abolish it, and to institute a new government, laying its foundation on such principles, and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their safety and happiness.

In political science, a revolution (Latin: revolutio, "a turn around") is a fundamental and relatively sudden change in political power and political organization which occurs when the population revolts against the government, typically due to perceived oppression (political, social, economic) or political.

The Declaration listed such grievances to support the colonies' position that tyranny was standard operating procedure by the British monarchy, and therefore revolution was justified.

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