["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, . . ."
Use this excerpt from the Declaration of Independence to answer the question.
How does this excerpt from the Declaration of Independence exemplify the difference between a dictatorship and a democracy?
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Responses
D. It states that the Creator gives people “unalienable Rights,” which is true in a democracy but not in a dictatorship.
D. It states that the Creator gives people “unalienable Rights,” which is true in a democracy but not in a dictatorship.
C. It states that everyone has “unalienable Rights,” which is true in a democracy but not in a dictatorship.
C. It states that everyone has “unalienable Rights,” which is true in a democracy but not in a dictatorship.
A. It states that governments “deriv[e] their just powers from the consent of the governed,” which is true in a democracy but not in a dictatorship.
A. It states that governments “deriv[e] their just powers from the consent of the governed,” which is true in a democracy but not in a dictatorship.
B. It states that “all men are created equal,” which is true in a dictatorship but not in a democracy.