Which phrases best describes the british government during the 19th century ? a. a military dictatorship established after a nationalist revolution failed. b. a constitutional monarchy with elected officials holding most political power . c. a nationalist empire attempting to unify all english speaking territories. d. a liberal democracy that allowed all men and women to participate in politics .

The correct answer is B) A constitutional monarchy with elected officials holding most political power.

The phrase that best describes the British government during the 19th century is a constitutional monarchy with elected officials holding most political power.

In that period of Great Britain, the power of the monarchy was limited by the Parliament. The Parliament were representatives of the people and it represented a balance of power in England. Having lived those dark episodes in the history of English monarchs in the past, and after the Magna Carta, a constitutional monarchy with elected officials holding most political power was the best option of government for England.

swe 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, — that whenever any form of government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the right of the people to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their safety and happiness. "

- declaration of independence

  according to this passage from the declaration of independence, who gives government the power to exist?

a) the king

b) the people

c) their creator

d) their governmenthook

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