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The Declaration of Independence professed a unique concept of government because  it centered around —
a) a leader with power to make laws and enforce them
b) the rights of those governed
c) keeping the power in the federal courts
d) one branch of government

Why was the Declaration of Independence written?
a) To claim independence from Great Britain
b) To outline a free trade agenda
c) To satisfy the French
d) To set up a new form of government

Which of the following is NOT a key philosophy of the Declaration of Independence?
a) People have the right to a trial by their peers.
b) Government derives power from the people.
c) People have “certain unalienable rights.
d) People establish government to protect those rights.

What are the “certain unalienable rights stated in the Declaration of Independence?
a) Right to own land
b) Right to travel freely in the colonies
c) Right to govern oneself in a democracy
d) Life, liberty, pursuit of happiness

People have a right and a duty to change a government that violates their  rights. This ideal is specified in the —
a) Magna Carta
b) Declaration of Independence
c) Constitution
d) Proclamation of 1763

Who first expressed the ideas in the Declaration of Independence?
a) House of Burgesses
b) Colonial governors
c) British Parliament
d) European philosophers

According to the Declaration of Independence, government receives its power from  the —
a) judiciary
b) legislature
c) military
d) people

We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they  are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these  are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. Which document is this from?
a) The Declaration of Independence
b) The Constitution of the United States
c) The Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom
d) The Virginia Declaration of Independence

How did Benjamin Franklin contribute to the American victory in the Revolutionary  War?
a) He led Patriots in throwing tea into Boston Harbor to protest tea taxes.
b) He wrote poems and plays supporting American independence.
c) He made a daring ride to warn colonists of British arrival.
d) He helped gain French support for American independence.

The Declaration of Independence was developed as a result of -
a) less governance over the colonies from England
b) the desire for a democratic government independent from England
c) a strengthening economic relationship with England
d) a strong political relationship between the colonies and England

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