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. what is the main idea of this passage from the declaration of independence?

Let's first implement sectional analysis of the text, then we can examine the general meaning of the excerpt. The excerpt begins with the basic rights of governments must form before their people. Then, it follows the performance  and the end result of this action. According to this basic idea of fair governance, people have the rights to replace their government if the government is a tyranny. And the substitute have to be a new government which brings safety and happiness to its people.

The general meaning is the justification of a revolt against United Kingdom during that time and the document as this introductory part confirms laid the foundation of this idea to address all the people living in the new ground.          

People have the right to determine the best form of government for them

Explanation:

1. read the following excerpt from franklin d. roosevelt's "fireside chat 19":

on the other side of the picture, we must learn also to know that guerilla warfare against the germans in, let us say serbia or norway, us; that a successful russian offensive against the germans us; and that british successes on land or sea in any part of the world strengthen our hands.

remember always that germany and italy, regardless of any formal declaration of war, consider themselves at war with the united states at this moment just as much as they consider themselves at war with britain or russia. and germany puts all the other republics of the americas into the same category of enemies. the people of our sister republics of this hemisphere can be honored by that fact.  

the true goal we seek is far above and beyond the ugly field of battle. when we resort to force, as now we must, we are determined that this force shall be directed toward ultimate good as well as against immediate evil. we americans are not destroyers — we are builders.

analyze the effectiveness of this excerpt. how does it function within the speech as a whole? how does the structure of the excerpt to convey the speech's purpose and key points? support your argument with evidence from the speech. (10 points)

the answer should be a)directions.