The excerpt from the Declaration of Independence reflects D. social contract theory. This theory posits that governments derive their authority from the consent of the governed and that people have the right to change or abolish a government that does not serve their interests.
This is an excerpt from the Declaration of Independence. What theory does it reflect from our text?
“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 abolish it.”
A. constitutional theory
B. Natural Selection theory
C. natural rights theory
D. social contract theory
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