Declaration of Independence Vocabulary Quiz lAWSON

What does "consent of the governed" refer to?

• A ruler's unlimited power

• An agreement made by the people to establish a government

• The act of exercising power by force

• The quality of being correct

What does the term "deprive" mean?

• To give something

• To take something away

• To establish

• To house

What is the definition of "endow"?

• To be given something naturally

• To take something away

• To force or urge

• To establish

What is the definition of "natural rights"?

• rights our family gives us

• rights to do whatever we want

• rights we are born with - life, liberty & property

• rights given to us by the government

What is the definition of "assent"?

• To disagree

• To end

• To agree

• To take away

What does "quarter" mean in this context?

• To end

• To house

• To agree

• To establish

What does the term "abolish" mean?

• To agree

• To end

• To establish

• To force

what is the definition of "tyrant"?

• a cruel and oppressive ruler

• a democratic ruler

• a monarch who is fair and shares power with Parliament

• a kind and thoughtful ruler

What does "oppression" refer to?

• The use of authority or power in a cruel or unjust manner

• The quality of being correct

• Basic rights of the people

• The act of exercising power by force

What does "dissolve" mean?

• To establish

• To bring to an end

• To agree

• To house