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The passage below is from a historical document.
Which document contains this passage?   SS.7.C.1.4 Mid Complexity

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

The passage below is from a historical document.
What is the main idea of this passage?
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• 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 The passage below is from a historical document.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? 
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• from the legislative branch   
• from the executive branch
• from elected leaders
• from the citizens

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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

Where did people's natural rights come from?

• The government

• The people

• From the Constitution

• You are born with them

What are "unalienable" rights?

• Rights that can only be taken away by the government

• Rights that cannot be taken away by the government

• Rights that can only be taken away by judges

• Rights that cannot be taken away by judges

Which term refers to an agreement made by the people to establish a government and obey its laws?

• Natural Rights

• Separation of powers

• Checks and balances

• 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..."

What is this excerpt from the Declaration of Independence referring to?

• Social contract

• Consent of the governed

• natural rights

• Checks and balances

Which term refers to a government that abuses its power?

• Constitutional

• Oligarchy

• Tyranny

• Monarchy

The Declaration of Independence lists over two dozen complaints against King George III and Parliament. Which term in the document is used to refer to these "complaints?"

• Grievances

• Tyrannies

• Oppressions

• Petitions