Understanding the Declaration of Independence and Governance

Understanding the Declaration of Independence and Governance

Assessment

Interactive Video

Social Studies

10th - 12th Grade

Hard

Created by

Nancy Jackson

FREE Resource

6 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What defines a country according to the video?

Its cultural heritage

Its borders and citizen contract

Its military strength

Its natural resources

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What right do people have when a government becomes destructive?

To alter or abolish it

To ignore the government

To move to another country

To follow it blindly

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How does the Declaration of Independence begin?

With specific references to America

By listing grievances against the king

In very general terms applicable universally

With a focus on economic policies

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

To whom do the signatories of the Declaration pledge their lives, fortunes, and honor?

To the government

To foreign allies

To each other and divine providence

To future generations

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the significance of pledges in the context of the Declaration and modern fraternities?

They are outdated practices

They are merely symbolic

They are a form of legal contract

They represent a serious commitment to each other and to God

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the main theme of the final section of the video?

The cultural significance of the Declaration

The military strategies during the independence war

The process of making choices from general principles to specific actions

The economic impact of the Declaration