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They mean that the people have a right to choose the government and when the government doesn't serve the people they have the right to change the government.
presenting a clear statement of the social contrant theory of government
The Declaration has a simple structure:An introduction saying that we owe the world an explanation for our separation;A statement of ideals about government;A long list of grievances against the British;A declaration of independence from Great Britain.
The Declaration was only a statement that the US was separating itself from Great Britain. The Constitution- the law of the land- is the framework of how the US Government is supposed to function.
People have the right to overthrow their government if it fails to protect their rights and property.
unalienable rights
The Declaration of Independence is best described as a statement of democratic principles.
They mean that the people have a right to choose the government and when the government doesn't serve the people they have the right to change the government.
The Declaration Of Independence
False. A declaration is a public statement.
presenting a clear statement of the social contrant theory of government
John Locke probably had the biggest influence on the Declaration. In his book, Two Treatises on Government, he said that the three basic rights of man were life, freedom, and property. Thomas Jefferson adjusted this slightly into the famous statement, "We hold these truths to be self-evident that all men are created equal and they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness."
The Declaration has a simple structure:An introduction saying that we owe the world an explanation for our separation;A statement of ideals about government;A long list of grievances against the British;A declaration of independence from Great Britain.
The Declaration of Independence was a remarkable philosophical statement for any time, actually. It was a declaration by people being governed that they were no longer willing to be governed, and now considered themselves a sovereign nation unto themselves.
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First of all, the wording is "... all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, ..." So taken in context, this is a fact; it is the Creator who has endowed all men. If it were men who granted rights, then it would be an opinion.
The people.