Ch. 2 Defining and debating America's founding Ideals

1. Who was the main author of the Declaration of Independence?

• John Adams

• Benjamin Franklin

• Thomas Jefferson

• George Washington

Which of the following best defines an ideal?

• a law that people strive to obey

• a belief that people hold to be true

• a standard that people try to achieve

• a principle that people accept as useful

Why was the ideal of equality problematic in 1766?

• it did not include any labor rights

• it only targeted wealthy males

• it excluded slaves and women

• it created different social classes

John Locke argued that all people have specific natural rights, which is the idea that

• everyone earns certain rights just by being born.

• certain rights should not involve the government.

• citizen rights should be revised every few years.

• citizens are entitled to more power than the government.

Which of these ideals refers to the chance for individuals to pursue their hopes and dreams for a better

life?

• liberty

• equality

• democracy

• opportunity

According to the Declaration of Independence, where does a government obtain its power from?

• the three branches of government

• the consent of the governed

• wealthy male citizens

• the citizens' natural rights

Read the passage below from the Declaration of Independence. According to this passage, where do

people get their rights?

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. 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.

• their creator

• the Governed

• their Government

• the People