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Which best summarizes the social contract outlined in the Preamble to the Declaration of Independence?

A
Government has the power to protect natural rights, but states must also protect their rights.
B
Government has the power to protect natural rights, but people must also protect their rights.
C
Government has the power to protect natural rights, but people can change their government if it fails to do so.
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Government has the power to protect natural rights, but states can challenge the government if it fails to do so.
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Which had the greatest influence in prompting the Second Continental Congress to declare independence?

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the battles of Lexington and Concord
K
King George III’s rejection of peaceful reconciliation
f
financial support from France and Spain
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increased open public support for independence
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The Declaration of Independence intended to end British rule in the colonies, and grant citizens

A
the right to freedom of speech
B
the right to self-govern
C
the ability to live without a government
D
the ability to vote for a president
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As the colonies moved toward independence, the First Continental Congress was created in

A
1768.
B
1776.
C
1760.
D
1774.
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Which part of the Declaration of Independence acts as an implied plan of action, in that it lists laws and practices to be changed?

A
the introduction
B
the preamble
C
the body
D
the conclusion
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The image shows a 2018 rally supporting a lawsuit seeking government action on climate change.How do the protestors with the signs saying "A livable planet is an unalienable right” and "Life, liberty, property” use the Declaration of Independence to express an opinion?

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The signs reference the role of the government in protecting the natural rights of the people.
T
The signs list the grievances of the citizens against the government in a specific way.
T
The signs establish the obligation of people to create a new government if the old one fails.
T
The signs identify a specific failure of the government and gives ways it can be fixed.
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John Locke, an Enlightenment-era philosopher, influenced the American movement for independence. Locke believed that all people were entitled to natural rights. Which quotation from the preamble to the Declaration of Independence refers to natural rights?

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“Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed.”
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“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal.”
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“[I]t is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such Government, and to provide new Guards for their future security.”
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“[T]hey are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.”
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Why did Thomas Paine question British authority to rule the colonies in Common Sense?

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He believed the king would only approve laws that benefited Britain.
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He believed Parliament did not understand the needs of the American people.
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He believed British laws could not be enforced from a distance.
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He believed the size of the colonies made them impossible for Britain to rule.
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Does the preamble to the Declaration of Independence indicate reasons why the new independent government might be similarly removed or overthrown? Why or why not?

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No. It demands reconciliation between the government and the governed.
B
Yes. It outlines when it is appropriate to remove a government.
C
No. It states that governments cannot simply be changed.
D
Yes. It indicates that the will of the people must be followed.
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The preamble to the Declaration of Independence outlines the principles upon which the new government would be based. Which of these best describes one of those principles?

A
a government based on a social contract
B
the end of taxation without representation
C
the removal of the British military
D
a need for equality regardless of race or gender
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Which best describes the main action called for by the Declaration of Independence?

A
to seek peace with Great Britain
B
to give the United States the power of self-government
C
to declare war on Great Britain
D
to create the First Continental Congress

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