Question

1.4.3 test (cst): the american revolution
question 11 of 20
which sentence from the declaration of independence best develops the idea that people have a right to revolt against a tyrannical authority?
a. when any form of government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the right of the people to alter or abolish it.
b. he has dissolved representative houses repeatedly, for opposing with manly firmness his invasions on the rights of the people.
c. the history of the present king of great britain is a history of repeated injuries and usurpations.
d. that to secure these rights, governments are instituted among men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed.

Explanation:

This sentence directly states people's right to change or end a destructive government, which is the right to revolt against tyranny. Options B and C describe the wrong - doings of the king, and D is about the origin of government power, not the right to revolt.

Answer:

A. When any Form of government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or abolish it.