{"id":590,"date":"2025-01-13T08:22:26","date_gmt":"2025-01-13T15:22:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mrwaddell.com\/usgovernment\/?p=590"},"modified":"2025-01-13T08:22:26","modified_gmt":"2025-01-13T15:22:26","slug":"declaration-of-independence-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mrwaddell.com\/usgovernment\/2025\/01\/13\/declaration-of-independence-4\/","title":{"rendered":"Declaration of Independence"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Please read the Declaration of Independence and answer the following questions. These questions are in Canvas. Please check there for the due date.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Declaration of Independence Reading
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Questions:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. On whose philosophy or philosophies is the Declaration of Independence based?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
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    1. What 18th<\/sup> century philosophical movement influenced the language of the Declaration of Independence?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
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      1. What is the purpose of the Declaration of Independence as stated in the introductory paragraph?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
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        1. Whose laws does Jefferson say give the colonies the right to separate from Great Britain?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
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          1. According to Jefferson, who has the right to create a government?  According to Jefferson, what is the purpose of a government?  According to Jefferson, what should be done if a government fails to fulfill its purpose?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

            Here is a video on the Declaration of Independence. It offers some insight into the document.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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