the declaration of independence claims that governments derive their legitimacy, or justification for the power to govern, from which of the selections listed below? select one:

a. divine right

b. will to power

c. consent of the governed

d. rights of parliament

the colonists in the declaration of independence referred to king george iii as a tyrant, and best defined as which of the selections listed below?

select one:

a.

a ruler who follows the will of the people rather than written laws

b.

a ruler who, though s/he controls the government, does not have the consent of the governed

c.

a ruler who exceeds moral standards for decent behavior

d.

a ruler who agrees to hear grievances from the people