According to the declaration of independence, when do the people have the right to overthrow their government? a. when the government taxes the people too much b. when the people as a whole do not agree with the policies of the government c. when they are ruled by a king d. when the government fails to protect the fundamental rights of the people e. when the economy fails to create new jobs

Among the options given on the question, option D is the answer.

when the government fails to protect the fundamental rights of the people.

Explanation: The Declaration of Independence of America is an important source of constitutional law. According to this declaration people can over throw a government in certain cases. One of them is when government is not able to protect the fundamental rights of the citizens. It is stated on the declaration that every man is created by God with some unalienable rights, like as life,liberty and pursuit of happiness. When these rights are not protected by the government or the government takes a destructive role for these things, it is right of the people to oppose or abolish this government and to form a new government or institute which can preserve their rights.

So it is clear that according to the declaration of the Independence when a government fails to protect the fundamental rights of a person, people can over throw the government.

frederick william of brandenburg-prussia trained his son, frederick, to be a hardy soldier. but frederick disliked rifle shooting and horseback riding. unlike his father, he was interested in french literature. he enjoyed poetry and music and, like some others of the enlightenment, he scoffed at religion. his father thought him soft, frivolous and unmindful of his duties. and when frederick refused to put his signature on a right to succession, for a few moments his father strangled him.