"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 of these ends, it is
the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute 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.
- Declaration of Independence
According to his passage from the Declaration of Independence, who gives government the power to exist?
A)
the king
B)
the people
o
their creator
D)
their government