USA HISTORY

THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION 1775 1783

THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE TEXT SIGNERS AND LEGACY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Rights that cannot be taken from the people.
A
Unalienable Rights
B
Popular Sovereignty
C
Social Contract
D
Natural Rights
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Inalienable because people’s rights can never be taken away. Indivisible and interdependent because all rights – political, civil, social, cultural and economic – are equal in importance and none can be fully enjoyed without the others.

Detailed explanation-2: -That is, rights that are God-given and can never be taken or even given away. Among these fundamental natural rights, Locke said, are “life, liberty, and property."

Detailed explanation-3: -While there are important rights held by Americans and other citizens of democracies around the world that are not considered inalienable-such as the right to a trial by jury and even the right to own property-the most important are inalienable because they cannot be given or taken away by a government.

Detailed explanation-4: -Foremost among the unalienable rights that government is established to secure, from the founders’ point of view, are property rights and religious liberty.

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