SS.7.C.1.4 Declaration of Independence

Which document contains this passage?

• Declaration of Independence

• Articles of Confederation

• English Bill of Rights

• U.S. Constitution

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.

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

• from the legislative branch

• from the executive branch

• from elected leaders

• from the public

With which complaint against the king from the Declaration of Independence would Thomas Paine agree?

• Persecuting immigrant groups

• Taking away religious rights

• Taking away political rights

• Persecuting racial groups

What are natural rights?

• agreements among people relating to their government

• freedoms people possess relating to life, liberty, and property

• ideas about freedom that were first discussed in the American colonies

• rights reserved only for monarchs

How does the modern political system in the United States uphold the principles expressed in this statement?

• by allowing the U.S. House of Representatives to impeach the president

• by allowing federal judges to impeach members of Congress

• by allowing the president to impeach members of Congress

• by allowing the Senate to impeach the president

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.