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Declaration Of Independence Principles

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The Declaration of Independence is a document, written by Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, and Roger Sherman, also contributed to this document. This paper argued and declared that all thirteen colonies should be free from British rule and be an independent free nation. The question is How well is the United States upholding the principles of the Declaration of Independence? In my opinion, the United States are doing a good job upholding the principles of the Declaration of Independence. “All people have basic rights that cannot be taken away”, is one of the principles that has been keeping it’s word for a long time. Another principle that the government is doing a good job on, is “The government gets its power to make decisions and protect rights from the people”, which is the third principle. But a principle …show more content…

I answered the question: How well is the United States upholding the principles of the Declaration of Independence. I agreed that three out of the four principles in the Declaration of Independence are upholding well in the modern world. The three principles I agreed with are Principle two: “All people have basic rights that cannot be taken away”, Principle three: “The government gets its power to make decisions and protect rights from the people”, and finally Principle 4: “When the government does not protect the rights of the people, the people have the right to change or remove the government. I gave support to why I agreed with these principles. I disagreed with one principle and that is “All men are created equal”. I explained how women in the government aren’t as ranked high as men and women are getting paid less. I proved this by giving out quotes from websites I have researched. Lastly, I stated how the United States was upholding Principle three. The United States is keeping principle three by making decisions such as the Amendments and taking care of people's

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