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Constitution. 101
Question | Answer |
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In the Declaration of Independence, the Americans justified their revolution by an appeal to | natural law |
According to Dr. West, the soul of the American founding can be found in the universal political principles stated in the | Declaration of independece |
The American Founders believed in a right to Social Security. | false |
For the American Founders, equality means an equality of __________. | rights |
The Declaration of Independence asserts that all human beings are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, including: | life, liberty, pursuit of happiness |
According to Dr. West, the Declaration of Independence implies that rights are __________ in the absence of government or in the state of nature. | insucure |
According to Dr. West, government secures our natural rights in five ways: national defense, criminal laws, civil laws, the encouragement of morality, and a large welfare system. | false |
A just government is founded with the __________ consent of those who leave the state of nature and enter into the social compact. | unanimous |
The Founders believed that the best way to ensure the consent of the governed in a just system of government is through: | periodic elections |
Modern liberalism holds that human rights are no longer based on an unchanging human nature. | true |