TEK 1B

What is the primary purpose of the Declaration of Independence?

• To guarantee individual rights such as freedom of speech

• To outline the blueprint for the US governmental system

• To establish the first ten amendments

• To justify breaking away from British rule

Which document is designed to create an energetic government and also to constrain it?

• The Declaration of Independence

• The Magna Carta

• The Bill of Rights

• The Constitution

What concept does the Declaration of Independence provide a foundation for?

• The right to bear arms

• The balance between individual liberty and public order

• Protection against unreasonable searches and seizures

• Popular sovereignty

Who were the primary drafters of the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, and the Bill of Rights?

• Educated white men of property

• British parliamentarians

• The general American public

• Foreign diplomats

Which documents were influenced by British sources like the Magna Carta?

• The Constitution and the Declaration of Independence

• All of the above

• The Bill of Rights and the Constitution

• The Declaration of Independence and the Bill of Rights

What year was the Declaration of Independence written?

• 1776

• 1791

• 1775

• 1787

Which philosopher's ideas inspired the Declaration of Independence?

• John Locke

• Thomas Hobbes

• Jean-Jacques Rousseau

• Socrates

What does the Bill of Rights guarantee?

• The blueprint for the US governmental system

• The right to a fair trial and freedom of religion

• The establishment of a central government

• Justification for breaking away from a government