Question

understanding the declaration of independence section two: declaration of natural rights in the second section of the declaration, jefferson talks about the natural rights of man vocab check self - evident: obvious endowed: given unalienable: cannot be given away instituted: created deriving: comes from consent: agreement governed: people being ruled what it means: all men are created equal and have certain natural rights: life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. to protect these rights, governments are created among men. these governments get their power from the “consent of the governed” - which means the people agreed to be governed. therefore, if a government attacks the people’s natural rights, it is the “right of the people” to change or end that government. the people then have the right to create a new government that they feel would protect their rights better than the one that came before. what is jefferson talking about? what is the enlightenment theory jefferson is referencing, that government is created by an agreement between the ruler and the people who are being ruled? natural rights. when a government fails to protect its citizens’ natural rights, what is jefferson arguing those citizens have the right to do?

Explanation:

Jefferson argues that when a government fails to protect citizens' natural rights (life, liberty, pursuit of happiness), citizens have the right to alter or abolish it and institute a new government. This is based on the idea that governments derive their power from the consent of the governed.

Answer:

The citizens have the right to alter or abolish the government and institute a new one.