DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE - Review

The Declaration of Independence was approved on what date?

• July 2, 1776

• July 4, 1778

• July 4, 1776

• July 2, 1778

The Declaration of Independence is made up of (a)   parts.

The man who wrote the original draft of the Declaration of Independence:

• John Locke

• George Washington

• Thomas Jefferson

• William Shakespear

Whose ideas were used to model the Declaration of Independence after?

• John Locke

• Thomas Jefferson

• George Washington

• Alexander Hammilton

The Declaration of Independence is based on what natural rights ideas?

• Life, Liberty, Property.

• Equality, Liberty, Citizenship.

• Peace, Alliances, Commencement.

The purpose of the preamble of the Declaration:

• To protect our natural rights.

• To make peace with the nations to ally with foreigners'.

• To declare the causes which impel us to the separation.

• Make war, peace, alliances, commerce, all other acts and things.

According to the Declaration, what allows government to stay in power?

• A long train of abuses.

• The consent of the governed.

• The repeal of the governed.

• Our independence.

In the Declaration of Independence, Jefferson argued that a government

loses the right to govern if it fails to do what?

• Hear what the peoples' opinions are

• Fight for our protection and well being as a nation.

• Gain independence for all

• Protect our natural rights

How many grievances are listed in the Declaration of Independence?

• 27

• 10

• 13

• 28

According to the Declaration, governmental changes should occur after:

• Fighting between political parties is occurring

• A long train of abuses

• A long train of government failure

• Lives, fortunes, and sacred honor