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The Declaration of Independence — Unit test

Question 10 • (2026-2027) Riggin -- American Government 1st Nine Weeks (1st Semester) BLDG

Which quotation from the Preamble to the Declaration of Independence supports the idea that the United States is based on a social contract?

Answer
“Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed.”
“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal.”
“Prudence, indeed, will dictate that Governments long established should not be changed for light and transient causes.”
“[T]hey are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.”
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