Which document contains this passage e passage below is from a historical document Source US National Archives and Records Administration A Declaration of Independence B Articles of Confederation ID: 277111
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We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness.Which document contains this passage?
e passage below is from a historical document.
Source: U.S. National Archives and Records Administration
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Declaration of Independence
B
Articles of Confederation
C
English Bill of Rights
D
U.S. Constitution Slide2
That to secure these rights, 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 to abolish it....Based on the passage, where should governments get their power?
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from the legislative branchB from the executive branchC
from elected leadersD from the public