Bell Ringer American History

In your own words, define what an ideal is?

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What is a right?

• A power or privilege held to be common to all people and granted at birth by nature, NOT by society

• Freedom to do what one pleases and pursue ones hopes or dreams

• A power or privilege granted by an agreement among people or by law

• The thing you do when your computer is broken and you can't type

Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

• Thomas Jefferson

• Mary J. Blige

• James Madison

• Jefferson Thomas

Select the three unalienable rights that America's founding fathers believed every man is born with, and mentioned in the Declaration of Independence.

• Fresh air

• Life

• A trial by jury

• Liberty

• The Pursuit of Happiness

What does unalienable mean?

• Not safe for aliens

• Able to be taken away

• Unable to be taken away from or given away

• Able to given to someone

• Area 51?

What is the purpose of the government according to the Declaration of Independence?

• Making sure the "bad guys" go to jail

• Providing an education

• Electing Donald T.

• Securing the rights of mankind

According to the Dec. of Independence, what should people do if their government fails to fulfill its purpose and destroys peoples rights?

• Move to a different country

• Protest in front of townhall

• Alter or abolish it

• Cry and then become mad

Who did the Colonists want independence from when they wrote the Declaration of Independence?

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The Dec. of Independence says "We hold these truths to be self-evident..." What does self-evident mean?

• Obviously apparent (visible) to all

• Goals or principles that reflect people's idea of perfection

• Self-governed

• Unprovoked

The Declaration of Independence did symbolize independence from Great Britain, but it is also a statement of ____________________________

• American idols most impressive acts

• Why slavery is wrong

• How to build a strong economy

• America's beliefs about government and the govt.'s relationship to the people of America.