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What can people do if the government does not

honor these truths?
Maintain the same government
Elect new leaders
Support a new king
Change or overthrow the existing
government
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.
DONE
- The Declaration of Independence

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Answer:

D) change or overthrow the existing government

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Answer:

Change or overthrow the existing

government

Step-by-step explanation:

To over thrown a government means to depose, as from a position of power; overcome, defeat, or vanquish: to overthrow a tyrant. to put an end to by force, as a government or institution. to throw or knock down; overturn; topple: The heavy winds overthrew numerous telephone poles and trees.

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.

In political philosophy, the right of revolution (or right of rebellion) is the right or duty of the people of a nation to overthrow a government that acts against their common interests and/or threatens the safety of the people without cause.

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