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The preamble to the Declaration of Independence outlines the principles upon which the new government would be based. Which of these best describes one of those principles?

a government based on a social contract
the end of taxation without representation
the removal of the British military
a need for equality regardless of race or gender

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a government based on a social contract

The preamble says governments derive "their just powers from the consent of the governed," reflecting the social-contract principle that government’s legitimacy comes from the people.