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2. Which statement identifies the purpose of the Declaration of Independence?
"Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the
governed...whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of
the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government..." ~ The Declaration of
Independence
a. Government should have unlimited authority to guarantee basic rights
b. Government should be based on a written constitution to provide basic rights
c. The people can overthrow a government that fails to protect basic rights
d. The people can increase government authority to expand basic rights

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The statement which identifies the purpose of the Declaration of Independence is:

  • c. The people can overthrow a government that fails to protect basic rights

What is Declaration of Independence?

This refers to the formal document which shows that the American colonists were officially autonomous and independent from the British colonial masters.

With this in mind, we can see that this official document showed that the United States was a sovereign nation and from the given statement in the document, there is a mention of the government deriving its powers from the people and the people overthrowing a government that fails to protect basic rights.

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