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2. The following passage is from a historical document: “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among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 purs
a) A. Articles of Confederation
b) B. English Bill of Rights
c) C. U.S. Constitution
d) D. Declaration of Independence

1. What is one way that the ideas stated in the Declaration of Independence are evident today?
a) A. Equal employment opportunities
b) B. Voting rights amendments
c) C. Selective service
d) D. Term limits

3. The following passage is from a historical document: “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among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 purs
a) A. Only citizens can enjoy the rights guaranteed by a government.
b) B. People have rights that cannot be denied by any government.
c) C. Government must equally distribute power among people
d) D. Government is necessary to promote equality.

4. Who is the author of the Declaration of Independence?
a) Thomas Paine
b) John Locke
c) Thomas Jefferson
d) Patrick Henry

5. Which Enlightenment thinker helped influence the Declaration of Independence?
a) A. Baron de Montesquieu
b) B. Thomas Hobbes
c) C. John Jay
d) D. John Locke

6. Which of the following is NOT a part of the Declaration of Independence?
a) Preamble
b) List of Grievances
c) Natural Problems
d) Resolution for Independence

7. For which of the following reasons would John Locke say the colonists had the right to declare independence?
a) A. Cooperative behavior of the English
b) B. Despotism of the English government
c) C. Treaty between the English and French
d) D. Creation of the Articles of Confederation

8. According to the Declaration of Independence and John Locke, where does government get its power from?
a) A. Divine Right
b) B. Family Lineage
c) C. Consent of the Governed
d) D. Fear

How do natural rights, as described in the Declaration of Independence, differ from other rights?
a) People are born with natural rights.
b) People can vote to choose natural rights.
c) Natural rights are given only to citizens.
d) Natural rights come from the government.

Why was the Declaration of Independence written?
a) To tell the world that we were declaring independence and why
b) to list all of George Washington's crimes
c) to declare war
d) to tell Great Britain all of our problems

For imposing taxes without our consent is a line form the Declaration of Independence. What are the colonists complaining about in this line?
a) Due Process
b) Quartering Soldiers
c) Taxation without representation
d) Standing Armies

According to Thomas Jefferson, the power to rule comes from
a) God
b) King
c) Parliment
d) Citizens

Which one of the following words match this definition: a single ruler that possesses and abuses absolute government power?
a) Self-evident
b) Tyrant
c) Unalienable(inalienable) rights
d) Oppression

Which one of the following words match this definition: a system of government where the ruler has Unlimited Power?
a) Natural Rights
b) Unalienable(inalienable) rights
c) Despotism
d) Oppression

Which one of the following words match this definition: an agreement made by the people to establish a government and abide by its laws?
a) Unalienable(inalienable) rights
b) Self-evident
c) Despotism
d) Consent of the Governed

Which one of the following words match this definition: basic rights of the people that may not be taken away?
a) Unalienable(inalienable) rights
b) Oppression
c) Despotism
d) Consent of the Governed

Which one of the following words match this definition: obvious, having no need of proof?
a) natural rights
b) despotism
c) consent of the governed
d) self-evident

Which one of the following words match this definition: the belief that individuals are born with basic rights that cannot be taken away by governments?
a) self-evident
b) natural rights
c) consent of the governed
d) oppression

Which of the following is the King of England at the time of the creation of the Declaration of Independence?
a) King John
b) King George III
c) King James
d) King Washington

Which one of the following words match this definition: the use of authority or power in a cruel or unjust manner?
a) consent of the governed
b) natural rights
c) oppression
d) self-evident

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