Declaration of Independence Vocabulary Quiz

What does the term "abolish" mean?

• To agree

• To end

• To establish

• To force

What is the definition of "assent"?

• To disagree

• To end

• To agree

• To take away

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 meaning of "derive"?

• To end

• To obtain something from a specified source

• To force or urge

• To establish

What does "despotism" mean?

• A system of government where the ruler has unlimited power

• 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

What is the definition of "endow"?

• To be given something naturally

• To take something away

• To force or urge

• To establish

What does "impel" mean?

• To agree

• To force or urge

• To end

• To house

What is the meaning of "institute"?

• To end

• To establish

• To take away

• To agree