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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.
D
Government has the power to protect natural rights, but states can challenge the government if it fails to do so.
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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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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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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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A
The signs reference the role of the government in protecting the natural rights of the people.
B
The signs list the grievances of the citizens against the government in a specific way.
C
The signs establish the obligation of people to create a new government if the old one fails.
D
The signs identify a specific failure of the government and gives ways it can be fixed.
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Read the quotation from the Declaration of Independence."For cutting off our Trade with all parts of the world."

A
The colonists could not acquire goods without illegal smuggling.
B
The colonists were exporting too many goods.
C
The British closed all ports except for Boston.
D
The colonists could export goods only to Britain.
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Which example describes natural rights?

A
rights that are given under specific circumstances
B
rights that are granted to only certain citizens
C
rights that can be restricted by government
D
rights that should be protected by the government
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Why did Thomas Paine question British authority to rule the colonies in Common Sense?

A
He believed the king would only approve laws that benefited Britain.
B
He believed Parliament did not understand the needs of the American people.
C
He believed British laws could not be enforced from a distance.
D
He believed the size of the colonies made them impossible for Britain to rule.
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The Declaration of Independence refers to the Rights of Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness as being unalienable. What does unalienable mean?

A
not foreign
B
indisputable
C
negotiable
D
transferable
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Which had the greatest influence in prompting the Second Continental Congress to declare independence?

A
the battles of Lexington and Concord
B
King George III’s rejection of peaceful reconciliation
C
financial support from France and Spain
D
increased open public support for independence
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Read the quote from Thomas Jefferson.That these are our grievances which we have thus laid before his majesty, with that freedom of language and sentiment which becomes a free people claiming their rights, as derived from the laws of nature, and not as the gift of their chief magistrate.

A
government
B
natural law
C
society
D
divine right

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