Which of the following quotes best reflects the principle of social contract in the Declaration of Independence?

A) " for depriving us in many cases, the benefits of trial by jury."

B) " he has refused for A long time, after such dissolutions, to cause others to be elected."

C) " governments are instituted among men, deriving their powers from the consent of the governed."

D) " all men are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness."

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Raphael Ferguson

Social Studies

11 February, 23:02

Which of the following quotes best reflects the principle of social contract in the Declaration of Independence?

A) " for depriving us in many cases, the benefits of trial by jury."

B) " he has refused for A long time, after such dissolutions, to cause others to be elected."

C) " governments are instituted among men, deriving their powers from the consent of the governed."

D) " all men are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness."

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Nora Erickson · Answer 1

D) " all men are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness."

Chance Ferguson · Answer 2

C) " governments are instituted among men, deriving their powers from the consent of the governed."

Explanation:

This is the statement that best reflects the idea of a social contract. A social contract is an implicit agreement that is developed between the rulers and the people who are ruled. According to this agreement, the government derives its power from the consent of the governed, and these are the ones who actually hold the sovereignty of the state.