Week 6 Recap - the Declaration of Independence

These are all sections of the Declaration of Independence EXCEPT:

• the Preamble

• the Declaration of Natural Rights

• the Grievances

• the Constitution

This document formally announced the 13 Colonies' separation from England

• The Olive Branch Petition

• Common Sense

• The Declaration of Independence

• The Constitution

According to the Declaration of Independence, a country's political power comes from

• a king

• a legislative body

• the people

• the court system

The idea that people give up some rights in exchange for government taking care of them is called...

• The Social Contract

• Popular Sovereignty

• The Right of Revolution

• Tyranny

According to the Declaration of Independence, what are natural rights?

• Rights that people choose to have

• Rights that are given to people by the government

• Rights that only the lawful citizens of a country have

• Rights that all people are born with

"That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of [people's rights], it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government" refers to which concept:

• Popular Sovereignty

• The Right of Revolution

• Freedom of Speech

• Colonization

According to Thomas Jefferson, when do we have a right to "throw off" a government?

• Any time we want

• When the government lets us

• When the government has proved over time that it is a tyranny

• Only for "light and transient" reasons.

What is the point of the Grievances?

• To explain the relationship between people, their rights, and government

• To introduce readers to the Declaration of Independence

• To list King George's wrongdoing to prove why independence is necessary

• To declare the 13 colonies to now be free and independent states

According to England, signing the Declaration of Independence was...

• ...an act of loyalty

• ...an act of treason

• ...an attempt to negotiate a peace treaty.

• not something to be taken seriously at all.

"[T]o secure [natural rights], Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed" reflects which key concept?

• Popular Sovereignty

• Right of Revolution

• Colonization

• Tyranny