“The democratic principle, enunciated in the words of the Declaration of Independence, declared that government was secondary, that the people who established it were primary. Thus, the future of democracy depended on the people, and their growing consciousness of what was the decent way to relate to their fellow human beings all over the world.” -Howard Zion

Question

Which concept articulated in the Declaration of Independence is most accurately reflected by the quote above?

•the right to bear arms
•consent of the governed
•the unalienable right to happiness***

Answer 1

I agree with you.

Answer 2

I disagree.

Answer 3

Oh sorry ... Ms. Sue is right!

Answer 4

I usually tend to think of “the consent of the governed” as the over-riding part of the Declaration.