Independence Declaration

Topic

Independence Declaration

Instructions

Read the Declaration of Independence to answer the questions below.

1. What do you think it means to say that truth is “self-evident?”
2. What are men’s rights, and where do these rights come from?
3. What is the purpose of government, and where does government get its power?
4. If government becomes “destructive” of its ends, what should the people do?
5. Should the people change/overthrow the government for “light and transient causes?”
6. What are your thoughts on the Declaration of Independence? Do they lay a firm foundation for a new nation?

Answer preview

The author of declaration of independence Thomas Jefferson advanced the concept of truth is “self-evident”. The declaration states that, “We presume the Truths to be self-evident”. The statement means that God created every man and He endowed him with specific unalienable Right that includes Liberty, Life as well as the pursuit of Happiness (Woelfle & Delinois, 2014). In addition, the Americans consider the truths to be beyond debate and unquestionable since such truths are obvious without defense or elaboration.

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