Bell Ringer American History

In your own words, define what an ideal is?

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?

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.