Declaration of Independence

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The idea that government’s power comes from the people.

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Popular Sovereignty

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Rights that cannot be taken from the people.

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Unalienable Rights

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The idea that people give up some of their power and rights to the government, and government is supposed to maintain order.

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Social Contract

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The idea that all people are born equal and entitled to the same basic rights

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Natural Rights

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What important ideas does the language in the quote express?

“We 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.”

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Natural rights/unalienable rights

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What important idea is expressed by the phrase: “Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed.”? Options: Popular Sovereignty, Unalienable Rights, Natural Rights, Social Contract

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Popular Sovereignty

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Thomas Jefferson borrowed many of his ideas from which Enlightenment Philosopher?

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John Locke

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What important idea is expressed by the statement: “Whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it.”?

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Social Contract