Popular Sovereignty In The Declaration Of Independence
The Declaration of Independence was written and created with the purpose of the colonists gaining freedom from Great Britain. The colonists were tired of being taken advantage of with strict laws and crazy taxes. This document was approved on July 4th, 1776. It was hand-written by Thomas Jefferson. The first part explains why it was written, the second part contains how King George has failed as a King and how he has violated them, and finally the third and last part of the Declaration of Independence is the actual Declaration and all of the colonies are said to be the United States of America.
Popular Sovereignty
Popular sovereignty is the idea that power and government come from the people. The people choose how they want their government to work, which has them come together as one …show more content…
The Declaration of Independence states that the purpose of the government (in terms of the social contract) that selected leaders and people are to ensure the protection of their rights and that they won't be taken away from them. If they happen to feel that they are not getting their proper protection, they are able to abolish it and create a new one... These were the things that the King had violated.
Natural Rights
These are the rights that all individuals born into the United States of America are naturally given, or the naturalized have. These rights include life, liberty, the pursuit of happiness, to share values of equality, freedom and justice. These are the rights that are unalienable and they are explained in the social contract that the government should protect these rights. The King violated this.
"In free governments, the rulers are the servants and the people their superiors sovereigns."
Benjamin Franklin
"That whenever any form of government becomes destructive of these ends it is the Right of the people to alter or abolish it, and to institute new
Popular Sovereignty
Popular sovereignty is the idea that power and government come from the people. The people choose how they want their government to work, which has them come together as one …show more content…
The Declaration of Independence states that the purpose of the government (in terms of the social contract) that selected leaders and people are to ensure the protection of their rights and that they won't be taken away from them. If they happen to feel that they are not getting their proper protection, they are able to abolish it and create a new one... These were the things that the King had violated.
Natural Rights
These are the rights that all individuals born into the United States of America are naturally given, or the naturalized have. These rights include life, liberty, the pursuit of happiness, to share values of equality, freedom and justice. These are the rights that are unalienable and they are explained in the social contract that the government should protect these rights. The King violated this.
"In free governments, the rulers are the servants and the people their superiors sovereigns."
Benjamin Franklin
"That whenever any form of government becomes destructive of these ends it is the Right of the people to alter or abolish it, and to institute new