Declaration of Independence Vocabulary Quiz

What is the definition of "rectitude"?

• The quality or state of being correct

• The act of exercising power by force

• A system of government with unlimited power

• To take something away

What does "self-evident" mean?

• Obvious, having no need of proof

• To force or urge

• To establish

• To end

What is the definition of "inestimable"?

• an estimate

• to great or big to calculate

• to wonder

• to figure out

What does the term "deprive" mean?

• To give something

• To take something away

• To establish

• To house

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 "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 is the definition of "tyrant"?

• a cruel and oppressive ruler

• a democratic ruler

• a monarch who is fair and shares power with Parliament

• a kind and thoughtful ruler

What does "quarter" mean in this context?

• To end

• To house

• To agree

• To establish

What is the definition of "usurpation"?

• to give someone power

• to use power wisely

• to use power poorly

• to take power illegally and by force

What is the meaning of "derive"?

• To end

• To obtain something from a specified source

• To force or urge

• To establish