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Which document addressed colonial concerns about English policies?

• Declaration of Independence

• Mayflower Compact

• Magna Carta

• English Bill of Rights

The political cartoon below was created by Benjamin Franklin in1754.

Source: Library of Congress Which action did colonists use this cartoon to support?

• Declaring independence from the British monarchy.

• Declaring loyalty to the British monarchy.

• Dissolving colonial legislatures.

The passage below is from a historical document.

What is the main idea of this passage?

• Only citizens can enjoy the rights guaranteed by a government.

• People have rights that cannot be denied by any government.

• Government must equally distribute power among people.

• Government is necessary to promote equality.

The passage below is from a historical document.

Based on the passage, where should governments get their power?

• from the legislative branch

• from the executive branch

• from elected leaders

• from the people

Below is a diagram.

Which statement completes the diagram?

• It is the role of government to determine natural rights.

• It is the role of government to protect natural rights.

• People establish natural rights.

• People possess natural rights.

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What is one way that the ideas stated in the Declaration of Independence are evident today?

• equal employment opportunities
• voting rights amendments
• selective service
• term limits

The stamp below is from the front page of a 1765 newspaper.What was the significance of the stamp on the newspaper

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• It demonstrated that Parliament ignored the colonists’ right to freedom of speech.

• It demonstrated that Parliament controlled the colonists’ freedom of speech.

• It represented the colonists’ opposition to English tax policies.

• It represented the colonists’ fulfillment of English tax policie

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

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.