One central idea in the Declaration of Independence is that the government has a social contract with those that it governs.

Which sentence best expresses that idea?

A. "They are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness."

B."...such is now the necessity which constrains them to alter their former Systems of Government."

C."...to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed."

D."We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal..."