Summarize how the Declaration of Independence embodies social contract

theory in action. (1 point)
The Declaration of Independence lists all of the ways that the colonists felt their
liberties had been violated by the king.
The Declaration of Independence lists the how the monarchy protected the
people.
The Declaration of Independence was the first U.S. Constitution.
The Declaration of Independence describes how the United States government
is arranged.

1 answer

The Declaration of Independence embodies social contract theory in action by outlining the ways in which the colonists felt their liberties had been violated by the king. It asserts that governments derive their powers from the consent of the governed and emphasizes the right of the people to alter or abolish a government that fails to protect their rights, reflecting the core principles of social contract theory.