Popular sovereignty is the idea that government's power should be determined by the people. The Declaration asserts that to secure their individual rights, the people institute governments for themselves -- that governments derive "their just powers from the consent of the governed."
The same phrase within the Declaration focuses on the idea of a social contract - that our agreement to live under a government is an implicit pact between the governors and the governed. Social contract theory was argued by English philosophers such as Thomas Hobbes and John Locke in the 17th century. American founding fathers took a number of their ideas from the political philosophy of John Locke. Locke's <em> Second Treatise on Civil Government</em> put forth his social contract theory and design for a representative form of government.
We haven't yet addressed natural rights. The strong assertion that all human beings have inherent natural rights is asserted in the most famous phrase from the Declaration of Independence: "We hold these truths to be self-evident, <u>that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights,</u> that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness."
The right answer for the question that is being asked and shown above is that: "D) trade imbalances caused by Emperor Ashoka's reign in India. " The Han dynasty (206 BCE – 220 CE) was weakened significantly because of the trade imbalances caused by Emperor Ashoka's reign in India.
The correct answer is A. Interview more soldiers who fought during the battle and compare their answers
Explanation:
In general terms, historical events can be better understood by using firs-hand accounts or primary sources. This means to know what happened at an event the best is to look for documents or sources made by those who directly experienced the events, which includes testimonies. In this context, the best for this historian is to interview soldiers who participated in the battle and use this information to better understand the story, including which side fired first (Option A.)
<span>The Framers wanted their new government to avoid the mistakes of the past</span>
