According to the Declaration of Independence when do the people have the right to overthrow their government?

Answer 1

According to the Declaration of Independence, governments are created to protect the rights granted to all people, known as unalienable rights. That means they cannot be taken away. Governments get their power from the people they govern. If the government cannot protect the rights of the people or if the government becomes destructive of the rights of the people, it is the right of the people to alter or abolish the government. If a government has been in operation for a long time, the Declaration indicates that peaceful means should be attempted to solve the problems, via the ballot box, laws, etc. However, if the government has become dictatorial or a unconstitutional monarchy then violent revolution may be the only course for the people.

Answer 2

Well honey, according to the Declaration of Independence, people have the right to overthrow their government when it becomes destructive and tramples all over their basic rights. So basically, when the government starts acting like a total jerk and forgets who they're supposed to be serving, that's when the people can kick 'em to the curb.

Answer 3

The American Declaration of Independence clearly states that a people are justified in overthrowing their government when that government has become tyrannical, that is, has overstepped its rightful (and natural) limits and begun to perpetrate injustice upon the governed while refusing to amend its actions. While the Declaration had the British government clearly in mind, it boldly makes a universal claim as to the fundamental philosophical truth of this revolutionary right.

Answer 4

There is no provision or right given citizens to overthrow the government of the United States of America in the Constitution of The United States of America.

The Declaration of Independence (a proclamation addressed to the King of England) does condone forcibly removing the tyrannical government of the British crown. The Declaration of Independence, however, is not the 'law of the land'; thus, citizens of The United States of America do not have the right to overthrow the legally elected government of the United States of America.

Answer 5

By issuing Declaration of Independence, adopted by the Continental Congress 4 July 1776 the thirteen American colonies severed the political connections to Great Britain. The Declaration summarized the colonists' motivations for seeking their independence. By declaring themselves an independent nation, the American colonies were able to conclude an official alliance with the government of France and obtain french assistance in the war against Great Britain.

When the government fails to withstand the power, not able to protect no the equal rights of the people, then the citizens has the right to overthrow the government.

Answer 6

When the government fails to protect the fundamental rights of the people

Answer 7

According to john Locke, when the government no longer has the consent of the public