Question 31 (Multiple Choice Worth 2 points)
(02.06 MC)
When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have
connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the
Laws of Nature and of Nature's God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should
declare the causes which impel them to the separation.
-Declaration of Independence, 1776
Which of the following is the best paraphrase of the text?
OA group of people who are unhappy with their government can overthrow that government to create a new
one.
The Laws of Nature and Nature's God require that a group of people declare independence before they fight
for independence.
O Throughout history, when a group of people are unhappy with their government, they have the authority to
leave and form their own government if they declare the reasons.
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When a group of people are unhappy with their government, they have the natural right to leave and form their
own government.