Question

Read this excerpt from the Declaration of independence. Then answer the question that follows.

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,Government and instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed.


Which two ideas of limited government are reflected in the excerpt?


(1) Separation of powers

(2) basic rights

(3) check and balances

(4) trial by jury

(5) popular sovereignty

Answer 1

(2) basic rights

(5) popular sovereignty

Step-by-step explanation:

The Basic Rights Principle posits that human beings are to have certain basic rights as humans such as the right to life, to live in liberty and to have a fair chance at the pursuit of happiness and that the government is to protect these rights for this is the reason they were made the government.

The principle of Popular Sovereignty then goes on to explain that the government only has authority because they were given it by the people(governed) which means that they must work for the interest of the people or the power they hold can be rescinded by the governed.