Question 1

The diagram below illustrates concepts from the Declaration of Independence. Which statement completes the diagram?

Accepted Answer

People are endowed by their creator with certain unalienable rights.

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People establish natural rights.

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It is the role of a social contract to list natural rights.

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It is the role of government to determine unalienable rights.

Question 2

How did Locke’s ideas of Natural Rights affect the colonists’ decision to break away from Great Britain?

Accepted Answer

by making the colonists aware that the King was denying them of their rights.

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by informing the colonists that the king should have more rights.

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by convincing the colonists that they had too many rights.

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by leading the colonists to debate selecting a new king.

Question 3

The passage below is from the Declaration of Independence. According to this passage, what is the main role of government?

Accepted Answer

to protect the natural rights of citizens

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to celebrate the ruler in the eyes of the Creator

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to promote greater social equality

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to help individuals cooperate against the forces of nature

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