Declaration Of Independence DBQ

According to the Declaration of Independence, American citizens are granted four unalienable human rights. They are granted equality, life, liberty, the pursuit of happiness, and a government that will derive its power from their consent. If the government becomes corrupt and makes decisions with no consideration towards their unalienable rights, it is also the right of the American citizen to alter or abolish their government until they have one that works best for them to provide safety and happiness. I believe the ability to alter or abolish a destructive government is the most important concept of the Declaration. This concept gives the American people the ability to ensure their government always has their best interests at heart, and allows them to make their government flexible to fit the needs of the country. Document D references the Tea Party movement, a movement that fights to restore the liberty and prosperity to all that they feel is no longer being delivered. They feel the federal government is too large and too involved, and vow to protest and demonstrate until change has been achieved. The liberty and prosperity they seek would be impossible for them to gain if it weren't for …show more content…
In America this means voting for a representative to fight for you to achieve your political goals. Document C speaks of the Tiananmen Square massacre, a tragedy that took place in China, in which 3,000 people were killed by the Chinese government for protesting. They were killed because they wanted to change their communist country to a democracy; they wanted truth and freedom from their government. Unfortunately, their government did not want to change. The citizens did not have the power we do to prevent their leaders from committing these atrocious acts. How would the events of that day been changed if they had had that