Gallopade Chapter 4

The Declaration of Independence stands for the principles of __________.

• natural law and divine rights

• freedom and equal rights

At first, women, slaves, and American Indians __________ the principles in the Declaration of Independence.

• were not covered by

• protested agains

• refused to allow

Today, laws _________ the principles of the Declaration of Independence for all people.

• protect

• change

• end

Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

• Thomas Jefferson

• Thomas Paine

• King George III

• Paul Revere

The Declaration of Independence says that people's natural rights ___________ be taken away.

• can

• cannot

The Declaration of Independence says that people establish government to _______ people's natural rights.

• establish

• protect

• restrict

The Declaration of Independence says that government derives its power from the ___________.

• king

• people

• elected leaders

The Declaration of Independence says that when a government violate citizens' rights, people should _________.

• obey the government

• disobey the government

• change the government

Which rights are included in the Declaration of Independence?

• pursuit of happiness

• love

• liberty

• property

• life

explains that all people have "certain unalienable rights" that cannot be taken away

• Preamble

• Big Ideas

• Grievances

• Declaration