Principles
These are the three unalienable rights listed in the Declaration.
Life, Liberty, Pursuit of Happiness
These are the four characteristics of any country.
Population, Territory, Government, and Sovereignty
What American holiday celebrates the adoption of the Declaration of Independence?
Independence Day / Fourth of July
For this philosopher, competition, glory, and diffidence are the causes of quarrel between men.
Who is Hobbes?
Which Enlightenment philosopher most influenced the ideas set forth in the Declaration of Independence?
John Locke
In what year was the Declaration of Independence adopted?
1776
Finish this famous phrase: "We hold these truths to be..."
Self-evident, that all men are created equal.
True or False: In the State of Nature, Hobbes and Locke agree that everyone is equal.
True
According to the Declaration, what is the main purpose of government?
Protect people's rights
This English philosopher described life in the state of nature as “solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short.”
Who is Thomas Hobbes?
In his “I Have a Dream" speech, a famous civil rights advocate quoted this founding document to remind Americans of their country’s promise of equality.
Declaration of Independence
True or False: Locke says that the State of Nature is a state of license.
False. Locke says the state of nature is a state of freedom subject to the law of reason
According to the Declaration, where does government get its power?
Consent of the governed
Who was the primary author of the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
Which civil rights leader called the Declaration a "promissory note" for all Americans?
Martin Luther King Jr.
What is the Law of Nature
Reason
If a government becomes destructive, what do the people have the right to do?
Alter or abolish it
According to James MacGregor Burns, there are two types of leadership. What are they?
Transactional and Transformative
This 1848 document, modeled on the Declaration, began “We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men and women are created equal.”
What is the Declaration of Sentiments (Seneca Falls)?
The Hunger Games best illustrates this philosopher's State of Nature.
Hobbes