A school club has decided to elect officers once a year. Which of these phrases from the Declaration of Independence best reflects this basic
principle of government? (3c; DOK 2)
o all men are created equal"
"they are endowed by their Creator with Certain inalienable rights
among these (rights are Life. Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness
deriving their powers from the consent of the governed
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"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, 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. "