Question 3 • TX-US History Studies Since 1877 B-Credit Recovery Summer School
Read the excerpt from the Preamble to the Declaration of Independence.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. — That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed.
Answer
A
to ensure happiness
B
to protect individual rights
C
to create unalienable rights
D
to rule without any interference
Explanation
The excerpt says governments are instituted “to secure these rights,” referring to the unalienable rights of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. To secure rights means to protect them, so the correct choice is “to protect individual rights.”
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