Which sentence from the Declaration of Independence best develops the idea that people have a right to revolt against a tyrannical authority?

A. That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed.

B. He has dissolved Representative Houses repeatedly, for opposing with manly firmness his invasions on the rights of the people.

C. The history of the present King of Great Britain is a history of repeated injuries and usurpations.

D. When any Form of government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or abolish it.

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Amelie

8 September, 02:12

Which sentence from the Declaration of Independence best develops the idea that people have a right to revolt against a tyrannical authority?

A. That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed.

B. He has dissolved Representative Houses repeatedly, for opposing with manly firmness his invasions on the rights of the people.

C. The history of the present King of Great Britain is a history of repeated injuries and usurpations.

D. When any Form of government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or abolish it.

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Maci · Answer 1

The correct answer is D. When any Form of government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or abolish it.

This sentence best represents what you said in the question, and other sentences relate to other ideas from the constitution.