As the preamble to the Declaration of Independence outlines the principles upon which the new government would be based, the statement that best describes one of those principles is "a government based on a social contract". The Option A is correct.
On 1776, the Declaration of Independence was adopted by the Continental Congress and in it the Founding Fathers stated their reasons for wanting to break free from British Rule.
In the preamble of Declaration of Independence, they talked about how:
In this declaration, the principle of social contract, which guides them dictates that the government is only put in power in order to safeguard the interests of the people they rule. If they fail to do so, they can be removed.
Missing options "A. a government based on a social contract
B. the end of taxation without representation
C. the removal of the British military
D. a need for equality regardless of race or gender"
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