Declaration of Independence SS.7.C.1.4

What are our natural rights according to Jefferson?  (He got the idea from John Locke, but he changed the last right.)

• Freedom of speech, religion, and press
• Life, liberty, and property
• Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness
• Voting, rebelling, and health

According to the Declaration of Independence, where does government get its power?

• From the King

• From the Supreme Court

• From God

• From the people (consent of the governed)

Why was the Declaration of Independence written?

• To stop taxes from the British Empire.
• To make a United States army.
• To gain independence from the British Empire
• To install their own king in America

What effect did Common Sense have in the colonies?

• It persuaded many colonists that America should be independent.
• It instilled fear of war in the colonies.
• It convinced the colonies to remain loyal to Great Britain.
• It petitioned the king to end the quarrel between the colonies and Great Britain.

How do natural rights, as described in the Declaration of Independence, differ from other rights?

• People are born with natural rights.
• People can vote to choose natural rights
• Natural rights are given only to citizens.
• Natural rights come from the government.

Which complaint is listed here

"He has dissolved Representative Houses repeatedly, for opposing with manly firmness his invasions on the rights of the people."

• quartering soldiers

• dissolving legislatures

• suspending trial by jury

• limiting judicial power

What is the connection between natural rights and government? 

• government is meant to provide services 
• people have the right to alter government 
• people have certain unalienable rights
• government is meant to protect rights

SS.7.C.1.4

• Declaration of Independence
• English Bill of Rights
• Articles of Confederation
• U.S. Constitution

What is the meaning of this quote form the Declaration of Independence?

"That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among men..."

• Only men have rights in the government

• The purpose of government is to ensure people’s rights

• Governments must be destroyed to secure rights

• Rights can only be given by the government

What is the meaning of this quote from the Declaration of Independence?

"Governments derive their just powers from the consent of governed."

• Governments get their power from the people

• Governments give their power to the people

• People do not vote for government officials

• People must overthrow and unjust government