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In which section of the Declaration of Independence is the purpose of government described?

A
the Preamble
B
the body
C
the conclusion
D
the grievances
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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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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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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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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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Which best describes the purpose of the Second Continental Congress?

A
It was the group of leaders who worked to create the Declaration of Independence.
B
It was the group of citizens who protested taxation without representation.
C
It was the group of treasonous British soldiers who inhibited Britain’s ability to collect taxes.
D
It was the group of colonists who planted the seeds for the development of the Continental army.
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Why were taxes an ongoing source of conflict for the American colonists?

A
They did not get sufficient government services.
B
They paid a higher tax rate than those living in England.
C
They were taxed without having representation in Parliament.
D
They felt the taxes should be invested in colonial infrastructure.
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Who was appointed to write the Declaration of Independence?

A
James Madison
B
Thomas Jefferson
C
John Locke
D
Thomas Paine
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Read the excerpt from the Arizona Republic editorial "Supreme Court Affirms the Right to Pursue Happiness,” published on June 26, 2015, about a case that resulted in nationwide legal recognition of same-sex marriage.It's a day to remind ourselves of what it says in the Declaration of Independence: "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.”Not all truths are self-evident to us, of course.Some things take time. Too much time.

A
Rights are always quickly identified and protected by the government.
B
The only rights the government protects are life, liberty, and happiness.
C
People do not always agree about what rights everyone should have.
D
Citizens cannot ask the government to fix problems or protect new rights.
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What event prompted the formation of the First Continental Congress?

A
the Boston Massacre
B
the Boston Tea Party
C
the battles of Lexington and Concord
D
the publication of Thomas Paine’s Common Sense

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