“We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America. Which principle established during the Enlightenment does this excerpt
reflect?
A. The government should protect the rights of its citizens.

B. The powers of government should be divided.

C. Natural rights cannot be given or taken away.

D. The power of government should be limited.