16)tension often arises between citizens' need for information and the government's need for secrecy on issues involving
question 16 options:
corruption.
national security.
controversy.
election results.
17)the declaration of independence states: whenever any form of government becomes destructive of those ends, it is the right of the people to alter or abolish it, and to institute new government. this idea can be traced back to the writings of
question 17 options:
thomas jefferson
king george
john locke
john hancock
18)ninety-eight percent of people who live in the united states come from ancestors who once lived in
question 18 options:
france
england
another country
africa
19)if u. s. government officials perform in an irresponsible manner, citizens are powerless to change leaders.
question 19 options:
true
false
20)which branch of government has the highest level of authority?
question 20 options:
county
city
federal
state

The following are the correct answers to each question:

Q16: Option C. Tension often arises between citizens' need for information and the government's need for secrecy on issues involving national security.

Q17: Option C. This idea can be traced back to the writings of John Locke.

Q18: Option C. Ninety-eight percent of people who live in the United States come from ancestors who once lived in another country.

Q19: Option B. The statement is false.

Q20: Option D. The federal branch of government has the highest level of authority.

Explanation:

Q16: It is common for tension to arise between citizens and the government when it comes to national security and the release of information. Although citizens should be given information that pertain to the country, when it comes to national security matters sometimes secrecy is a key component for the government's agents to conduct a successful job.

Q17: The concept that can be found in the Declaration of Independence that states that people have the right to rebel against a tyrannic government are based on the writing of John Locke.

Q18: 98% of United States' citizens have ancestors that once lived or were born in another country. That is why the country is known as an immigrant's nation, as mostly everyone that lives in it comes from somewhere else in the world.

Q19: It is false that citizens are powerless to change leaders, as the US s a democracy in which citizens posses various tools to participate and to elect what type of leaders want in the country's government.

Q20: The head of the federal branch of government is the President of the United States, which states that the federal branch has the highest level of authority in comparison to the county, city or state branches.

i think the answer's are a) b) and c)

they were citizens but they could not vote and they did could not get involved into a political situation during that time.