OPPapers.com Essay Index >> American History >> Our Country’S Declaration And Constitution
We have many free term papers and essays on Our Country’S Declaration And Constitution. We also have a wide variety of research papers and book reports available to you for free. You can browse our collection of term papers or use our search engine.
... and one countrys problems can easily become our own ... With the Universal Declaration
of Human ... done through embassy and deals with officials in other countrys. ...
Submitted by turdfurguson on May 4, 2008
Category: American History
Words: 1175 | Pages: 5
Views: 13
Popularity Rank: 107,528
Average Member Grade: N/A (Add a Comment / Grade this Paper)
The Declaration of Independence was formed and signed by a group of men committing high treason against the great country of Britain. By writing this declaration and signing it, these men were telling the King they had certain unalienable rights, in which he had prevented the colonists to pursue, and were more than willing to give up their lives to fight for their newly found country’s freedom. Although many people believe the Declaration was only important to the separation from Great Britain, it was a major factor in the drafting of the Constitution.
When one looks at the Declaration of Independence, one might see a short document stating a colony’s independence from its mother country, but there is much more to this document than meets the eye. Basically the declaration is broken up into three major parts, the statement of principles, the list of grievances, and the formal Declaration of the country’s independence. Individually these three parts do not appear to have any real power, but together as one it was the start of the most powerful country in the world.
The first part of the Declaration, the statement of principals, is a proclamation of the rights of man given by a higher law above the king. These are referred to as “Laws of Nature and of Nature’s God” and are considered self evident truths and that all men are created equal. With this being said the people “are endowed by their creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness” (Nichols, 6). When a form of government becomes too powerful for its own good, it is the people’s right to abolish or alter the situation and start a new government. The colonists had to withstand an abusive government in order to survive, but it was their right and duty to over throw the government to secure people from such a tyrannical king.
The list of grievances is also a very important aspect of the declaration. Examples given...
You must Login to view the entire paper.
If you are not a member yet, Sign Up for free!