Declaration Facts
The British approach often viewed rights as privileges granted by the King, while the American approach asserts that rights are these.
What are God-given? (Acceptable: Unalienable)
These types of rights are part of the definition of being human and cannot be sold, traded, or surrendered.
What are Inalienable Rights?
This word for our government comes from the Latin word foedus, meaning a permanent "covenant" or "bond."
What is Federal?
Before the Revolution, this church was "established" by law in Virginia, and everyone had to pay taxes to it.
What is the Anglican Church?
The Declaration used the phrase "self-evident" to replace this more religious-sounding phrase.
What is "Sacred and Undeniable"?
This man’s theological ideas were of "more profound importance" to the Founders than even John Locke.
Who is John Calvin?
The Constitution uses this system to account for human sinfulness and the drive for power.
What are Checks and Balances?
This group of "Dissenters" grew rapidly in Virginia and was often targeted for religious persecution.
Who are the Baptists?
The final line of the Declaration invokes the protection of this, meaning God’s active care.
What is Divine Providence?
This British lawyer said the "law of nature" was infused into man's heart by God at creation.
Who is Sir Edward Coke?
These famous essays were written to explain and defend the new Constitution to the American people.
What are The Federalist Papers?
Thomas Jefferson’s Statute for Religious Freedom declared that God created the human mind to be this.
What is Free?
The drafting of the U.S. Constitution in this year was the completion of the Union.
What is 1787?
In Puritan theology, this type of "contract doctrine" influenced how people viewed their agreement with the government.
What is Covenant Theology?
The Founders likened the "federal union" to this social institution—a permanent bond broken only by death.
What is a Marriage?
Jefferson wrote his famous "Wall of Separation" letter to the Baptists of this town in Connecticut.
What is Danbury?
Patrick Henry believed a "just God" would raise up these to help the colonies in their fight.
Who are Friends?
In the "federal" view, this first man served as the legal representative for all of humanity.
Who is Adam?
The Founders believed Puritan concepts were the "language of ______" for all people.
What is Creation?
Originally, the "Wall of Separation" was intended to protect this from government interference.
What is The Church?