Declaration of Independence Analysis Q's
1.) What was the author's purpose in writing the Declaration?
2.) Why do you think that Jefferson chose to discuss ideas such as natural rights in the preamble section of the document? What was the importance of this?
3.) Why do you think it was important for all of the colonists'
grievances to be listed in the document?
4.) What remedy does the author offer for when government fails to protect the rights of its citizens? Why is this important?
5.) Assess this quote: "Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just Powers from the Consent of the Governed" - What does it mean in terms of the idea of social contract?