JACKSONIAN DEMOCRACY 1825 1850
DEMOCRACY IN AMERICA BY ALEXIS DE TOCQUEVILLE
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It is the right and the duty of the people to change the government if it stops protecting the rights of the people.
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All people are created equal.
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All people have basic rights that cannot be taken away.
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The government gets its power from the people.
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Detailed explanation-1: -How did the Declaration of Independence change the way some people viewed slavery? The Declaration of Independence talked about life, liberty, and that all people are created equal. Some people said that because of this, slavery should end.
Detailed explanation-2: -The final document does not mention slavery and, through its silence, condones enslavement, but the first draft includes a condemnation of slavery. These words, removed before it was finalized, underscored the contradiction between the founding fathers’ beliefs and actions. The Created Equal exhibition.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Declaration of Independence provides a foundation for the concept of popular sovereignty, the idea that the government exists to serve the people, who elect representatives to express their will.