Question

student activity sheet: investigating the declaration of independence
part ii - beliefs:
we hold these truths to be self - evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.--that to secure these rights, governments are instituted among men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, --that whenever any form of government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the right of the people to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their safety and happiness. ...the history of the present king of great britain is a history of repeated injuries and usurpations, all having in direct object the establishment of an absolute tyranny over these states.
questions:

1. what rights are the writers claiming that they have?
2. according to this paragraph, what is the purpose of the government?

Explanation:

1. En el texto se menciona que los derechos son la Vida, la Libertad y la persecución de la Felicidad.
2. El propósito del gobierno es garantizar estos derechos, derivando sus poderes del consentimiento de los gobernados.

Answer:

1. Vida, Libertad y persecución de la Felicidad.
2. Garantizar los derechos de los ciudadanos y derivar sus poderes del consentimiento de los gobernados.