Types of Governments

Question 1

According to this text from the preamble to the Declaration, who gives men their unalienable rights?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

A: their Creator

Question 2

Which of these ideas from the Declaration of Independence explains the proper purpose of government?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

C: “To secure these rights, governments are instituted among men.”

Question 3

What does the preamble say about the power of government? Select all that apply. If the government abuses its power, people’s natural rights are taken away. Great Britain has always upheld the natural rights of the colonists. The government has a responsibility to protect people’s rights, not to control their lives.Government’s power comes from the Creator.A government is empowered by the consent of the governed.

Revolt · Accepted Answer

A: If the government abuses its power, people’s natural rights are taken away.; C: The government has a responsibility to protect people’s rights, not to control their lives.; E: A government is empowered by the consent of the governed.

Question 4

Which groups of people were excluded from the principles of unalienable rights in the Declaration of Independence? Select all that apply.womenimmigrants to the coloniesenslaved African AmericansWhite malesIndigenous peoples

Revolt · Accepted Answer

A: women; C: enslaved African Americans; E: Indigenous peoples

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