The Declaration of Independence asserted America's independence from Britain. The document outlines the natural rights of men an
d how the British government had infringed upon those rights. It is a revolutionary document in more ways than one. It attempted to show the legal and moral basis of the war for independence. The concept of “life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness” as natural rights of human beings is rooted in Enlightenment thought. This part of the Declaration of Independence can be traced very directly to Locke's writings. The idea is that we are born with these rights. If governments do not respect them, people have the right to overthrow that government. That's what the Americans did.
What is the purpose of the second paragraph of the passage?
A
to describe the history of the writing of the Declaration of Independence
B
to explain how the Declaration used the ideas of John Locke and the Enlightenment
C
to detail how the American colonists won the Revolutionary War
D
to support the claim that Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence
you see John locke played a big role in this the decrelation of Independentance is heavly infulenced by his word and without his help alot of major changes would not be present hopefully im right about this one
A dictatorial government is run by the leader/dictator...a constitutional government is run by many groups of government officials with the people's influence,the people have somewhat of a choice.
A legislature is a deliberative assembly with the authority to make laws for a political entity such as a country or city. Legislatures form important parts of most governments; in the separation of powers model, they are often contrasted with the executive and judicial branches of government.
