The quotes below are from the Declaration of Independence. Which best illustrates the colonial view on where government power should come from? A. "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal" B. "That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men" C. "that they are endowed by the Creator with certain unalienable rights" D. "a Tyrant, is unfit to be the ruler of a free people"

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Maximo Sanders

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20 July, 13:34

The quotes below are from the Declaration of Independence. Which best illustrates the colonial view on where government power should come from? A. "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal" B. "That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men" C. "that they are endowed by the Creator with certain unalienable rights" D. "a Tyrant, is unfit to be the ruler of a free people"

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Micheal Lindsey · Answer 1

B. "That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men"

Explanation:

The letter B shows where the power of government came from. This power must come from the security of the rights of the people. That is, it comes from the security that the population will have all their rights guaranteed.

Macie Francis · Answer 2

B. that to secure these rights, governments are instituted among men