Question

According to the Declaration of Independence, what was the power of the government based on?

A. Divine right

B. The constant of the governed

C. Might makes right

D. The degree of democracy

Answer 1

the answer to this is a

Answer 2

D because The Declaration of Independence says, “Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed.” This means that government gets all its power from the people.