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The Declaration of Independence

Question 5 • * HSA 26-27 US Government

Read the quote from Thomas Jefferson.That these are our grievances which we have thus laid before his majesty, with that freedom of language and sentiment which becomes a free people claiming their rights, as derived from the laws of nature, and not as the gift of their chief magistrate.

Answer
A
government
B
natural law
C
society
D
divine right

Explanation

Jefferson says the people’s rights come from the “laws of nature,” rather than being granted by a ruler. This describes natural law, so the correct choice is natural law.

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