Which quotation from the Premable to the Declaration of Independence supports the idea that the United States is based on a social contract? A) “ governments are instituted among men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed.”

B) “ We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal

C) “Prudence, indeed, will dictate that governments long established should not be changed for light and transient causes”

D) “They are endowed by their creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.”