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2.8 Reflecting on the Declaration of Independence
American History
Directions: Read the excerpts from the Declaration of Independence and decide if
the the quote addresses democracy, a republic or capitalism. Write the correct answer
in the space provided. Then defend your answer with a complete sentence.
Key Terms
Capitalism-economic system based on for profit private ownership
Democracy-political system in which the power is concentrated in the people
Republic-political system in which people select others to represent them
“Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of
the governed.”
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“He (the King) has dissolved Representative Houses repeatedly”
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“For cutting off our Trade with all parts of the world.” (Another complaint against the
King.)
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Directions: Using complete sentences, describe ways that your family
participates in our Republic (the form of government we have) and capitalism.
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