Read the excerpt from the diary of anne frank. miep. i made up the beds . . the way mr. frank and mr. kraler said. (she starts out.) forgive me. i have to hurry. i've got to go to the other side of town to get some ration books for you. mrs. van daan. ration books? if they see our names on ration books, they'll know we're here. mr. kraler. there isn't anything . . miep. don't worry. your names won't be on them. (as she hurries out) i'll be up later. why is it important that the van daan and frank family names do not appear on the ration books? the families do not believe in the ration books system, because it is unfair. the families are getting extra rations, and they do not want anyone to know. the families are in hiding, so no one can know they are receiving rations. the families do not understand the ration system, so they do not want to be a part of it.

In this excerpt from "The Diary of Anne Frank" it is important that the Van Daan and Frank family names do not appear on the ration books because The families are in hiding, so no one can know they are receiving rations. On July 1942, all the members of the family have to hide from the Nazis because they are Jews. The Franks, the Van Daans and Dussel, hide for almost twenty-five months in an annex of Mr. Frank's office. It is Miep Gies and Mr. Kraler who are in charge of bringing them food and other needed things.

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