Question
Summarize how the Declaration of Independence embodies social contract theory in action.(1 point)
Responses
The Declaration of Independence lists all of the ways that the colonists felt their liberties had been violated by the king.
The Declaration of Independence lists all of the ways that the colonists felt their liberties had been violated by the king.
The Declaration of Independence was the first U.S. Constitution.
The Declaration of Independence was the first U.S. Constitution.
The Declaration of Independence describes how the United States government is arranged.
The Declaration of Independence describes how the United States government is arranged.
The Declaration of Independence lists the how the monarchy protected the people.
Responses
The Declaration of Independence lists all of the ways that the colonists felt their liberties had been violated by the king.
The Declaration of Independence lists all of the ways that the colonists felt their liberties had been violated by the king.
The Declaration of Independence was the first U.S. Constitution.
The Declaration of Independence was the first U.S. Constitution.
The Declaration of Independence describes how the United States government is arranged.
The Declaration of Independence describes how the United States government is arranged.
The Declaration of Independence lists the how the monarchy protected the people.
Answers
GPT-4o mini
The Declaration of Independence embodies social contract theory by outlining the colonists' grievances against the king, reflecting the idea that a government's legitimacy comes from its protection of the people's rights and liberties. When it fails to do so, as asserted by the colonists, they have the right to alter or abolish that government. This aligns with the principles of social contract theory, which emphasizes the mutual obligations between the governed and their government.