SS.7.C.1.4
Consider this situation: On January 25, 2011, widespread pro-democracy demonstrations began in Egypt. For 18 days, hundreds of thousands of Egyptians took to the streets, demanding free elections, free speech, and an end to government corruption, police brutality, and President Hosni Mubarak’s regime. Finally, on February 11, Mubarak resigned. Which of the following ideas expressed in the U.S. Declaration of Independence best supports the actions of the Egyptian people?
The government grants rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
Citizens have a right to overthrow a government that violates their natural rights.
All citizens are created equal and have unalienable rights.
Citizens must consent to follow the rules of a social contract.