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Reading the Declaration of Independence closely — Homework
Answer in complete sentences.
- 1.On what date was the Declaration of Independence adopted, and who wrote most of the draft?
- 2.Name the four structural parts of the Declaration in order.
- 3.What three unalienable rights does the Declaration list, and which philosopher influenced that language?
- 4.Explain in your own words what it means for a government to rule by "the consent of the governed."
- 5.Choose one part of the Declaration's structure (preamble, rights, grievances, or resolution) and explain in a paragraph why that part is necessary to the overall argument.
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