AmG - Common Sense, Dec of Ind, Enlightenment & Dec of Ind

Which argument most logically follows from Jefferson's expressed ideas in the Declaration of Independence?

• The rights of men should be supported over those of women.

• Monarchy is a bad form of government because rulers ar enot elected.

• All forms of government destroy human rights and should be abandoned.

• Any form of government that suppresses people's freedoms should be overthrown.

According to the Declaration of Independence, what is the main purpose of a nation's government?

• to keep people satisfied with their leaders

• to help the nation grow in wealth and power

• to see that people's basic rights are protected

• to maintain order and stability by staying in power

Which quotation from the Declaration of Independence best supports the main purpose of a nation's government.

• We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all mean 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...

• ...[To] secure these rights , governments are instituted among men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed...

• ...[G}overnments long established should not be changed for light and transient causes; and accordingly all experience hath show, that mankind are more disposed to suffer, while evils are sufferable,than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are accustomed.

• ...[A]s free and independent states, they have full power to levy war, conclude peace, contract alliances, establish commerce, and to do all other acts and things which independent states may of right do.

In the Declaration of Independence, Jefferson accuses Britain of "quartering large bodies of armed troops among us." Which of the following best defines the word quartering as Jefferson uses it here?

• providing board for extra charges

• acting at fifteen minute intervals

• housing in assigned homes

• dividing into four equal parts

Whose actions does Jefferson criticize most harshly in the document? 

• The colonists

• The King of Great Britain

• The Governor

• The slaves

Jefferson believed that governments derive their powers from 

• God, the creator

• The consent of the governed

• The laws of nature

• The King of Great Britain

What are the key ideas expressed in the Declaration of Independence?

• The key ideas expressed in the Declaration of Independence are equality for all, limited government, and the right to private property.

• The key ideas expressed in the Declaration of Independence are freedom of speech, separation of powers, and the right to bear arms.

• The key ideas expressed in the Declaration of Independence are natural rights, government protection of these rights, and the right to alter or abolish an unjust government.

• The key ideas expressed in the Declaration of Independence are the divine right of kings, absolute monarchy, and the right to unlimited power for the government.

How did the Declaration of Independence impact the American Revolution?

• The Declaration of Independence was written after the American Revolution was already won.

• The Declaration of Independence had no impact on the American Revolution.

• The Declaration of Independence led to a peaceful resolution between the colonies and Great Britain.

• The Declaration of Independence declared the colonies' independence from Great Britain and provided a justification for the revolution.

Which Enlightenment philosopher's ideas on government are reflected in the Declaration of Independence?

• Thomas Hobbes

• Jean-Jacques Rousseau

• Voltaire

• John Locke

What role did the Declaration of Independence play in the formation of the United States?

• The Declaration of Independence had no role in the formation of the United States.

• The Declaration of Independence established a monarchy in the United States.

• The Declaration of Independence was written after the United States was formed.

• The Declaration of Independence declared the colonies' independence and established the principles of democracy and individual rights.