Question

Read the excerpt from the Preamble to the Declaration of Independence.

We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed, by their Creator, with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness. — That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed.

According to the Preamble, what is one job of the government?

to ensure happiness
to protect individual rights
to create unalienable rights
to rule without any interference

Answer 1

to protect individual rights