We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. That to secure these rights, governments are instituted among men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed. That whenever any form of government becomes destructive to these ends, it is the right of the people to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new government.”
Source: Thomas Jefferson, President of the United States (1801-1809), The Declaration of Independence, ratified July 4, 1776
In this excerpt, Jefferson is advocating for which ONE of the following principles?
Select one:
a.
Separation of powers
b.
Federalism
c.
Popular sovereignty
d.
Rule of law