Question

Read this passage from the Declaration of Independence:

Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just
powers from the consent of the governed, [and] 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."
Which principle does the passage best illustrate?
A. Popular sovereignty
B. Nationalism
C. Abolitionism
D. Rule of law

Answer 1

Answer: A) Popular sovereignty

Explanation: a doctrine in political theory that government is created by and subject to the will of the people.