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Question 1
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Q. Who wrote the first draft of the Declaration?
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Ben Franklin
John Hancock
James Madison
Thomas Jefferson
Question 2
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Q. To whom were the signers writing this "break-up letter"?
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The world
King George
George Washington
No one
Question 3
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Q. What are unalienable rights?
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Rights of this world
Rights granted by the King
Rights you have just because you were born
Rights given in the Constitution
Question 4
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Q. We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain ? , that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. — The Declaration of Independence, July 4, 1776 Which of the following best completes this excerpt?
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unalienable rights
equalities of opportunity
duties and responsibilities
repeated injuries and abuses
Question 5
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Q. The Second Continental Congress issued the Declaration of Independence in order to —
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A guarantee the individual rights of citizens against government abuse
A explain the reasons for the colonists’ separation from Great Britain
A create a stronger central government for the thirteen new states
A provide a method for territories to become new states
Question 6
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Q. 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 to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed. That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government… The excerpt above is taken from the -
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Magna Carta
Bill of Rights
Declaration of Independence
U.S. Constution
Question 7
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Q. How are natural rights different from other rights?
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People are born with natural rights.
People can choose to vote for natural rights.
Natural rights are given only to citizens.
Natural rights come from the government.
Question 8
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Q. What are the principles expressed in the Declaration of Independence?
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All men are created equal, all men have the right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness, government gets its power from the people
The only rightful purpose of government is to protect our basic rights and having a monarchy is an unnatural way to select a leader
It needed to be explained and justified to the world why we were declaring our independence from Great Britain.
King George III created an absolute tyranny and the Declaration of Independence proves that
Question 9
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Q. Natural rights mean:
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rights common to everyone, as opposed to those given by law
to formally discuss an issue
freedom from control by another government or country
a course of action taken by a government
Question 10
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Q. Independence means:
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to formally discuss an issue
freedom from control by another government or country
a course of action taken by a government
rights common to everyone, as opposed to those given by law