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Assoli18 [71]
3 years ago
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We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain una

lienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness." This passage from the Declaration of Independence spells out certain rights that all people should enjoy. What is the term for these type of rights? A) free rights B) natural rights C) American rights Eliminate D) Constitutional Rights
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Novosadov [1.4K]3 years ago
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Answer:

<h2>B) Natural rights</h2>

Explanation:

A strong overall theme of the Declaration of Independence is that people are born with natural rights.  Perhaps the most memorable phrase from the Declaration is the one you quoted: "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness."

Thomas Jefferson (writer of the Declaration of Independence) and other American founding fathers got their ideas about natural rights from philosophers of the Enlightenment, such as John Locke (1632-1704).  Locke strongly argued that all human beings have certain natural rights which are to be protected and preserved.    Locke's ideal was one that promoted individual freedom and equal rights and opportunity for all.  Each individual's well-being (life, health, liberty, possessions) should be served by the way government and society are arranged.   The American founding fathers accepted the views of Locke and other Enlightenment thinkers and acted on them.

John Locke, in his<em> Second Treatise on Civil Government</em> (1690), expressed these ideas as follows.  Notice similarities to what is said in the Declaration of Independence (1776) ...

  • <em>The state of nature has a law of nature to govern it, which obliges every one: and reason, which is that law, teaches all mankind, who will but consult it, that being all equal and independent, no one ought to harm another in his life, health, liberty, or possessions… (and) when his own preservation comes not in competition, ought he, as much as he can, to preserve the rest of mankind, and may not, unless it be to do justice on an offender, take away, or impair the life, or what tends to the preservation of the life, the liberty, health, limb, or goods of another.</em>
koban [17]3 years ago
5 0

Answer:

B: NATURAL RIGHTS

Explanation:

When Jefferson wrote "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness," he was referring to a concept known as natural rights. He did not invent this phrase or this concept, but natural rights became a key part of not just the Declaration of Independence, but of the entire foundation of the United States.

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