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Reading Like a Political Scientist Declaration of Independence
Ideals of Democracy
Source Analysis:
Before You Read
Political scientists analyze founding documents for ways that they relate to our government today. They focus
less on the historical situation and more on how the principles established in the documents were used to create
our governmental structures.
As you prepare to read the Declaration of Independence from a political science perspective, take a moment and
think about what some of the main themes in the Declaration mean to you. When you think about our
government, how do you think these principles relate?
What individual The government should protect the three unalienable rights for people which are Life,
rights should a Liberty and the Pursuit of happiness.
government protect
for its people?
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government provide free basic health care.
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for its people?
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How can people With checks and balances similar to our government by people having knowledge of the
hold their rs e
constitutions ideas and being able to point out what the government can and can’t do.
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Declaration of Independence:
Ideals of Democracy
Source Analysis 2021
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Reading Like a Political Scientist Declaration of Independence
Ideals of Democracy
Source Analysis:
Before You Read
Political scientists analyze founding documents for ways that they relate to our government today. They focus
less on the historical situation and more on how the principles established in the documents were used to create
our governmental structures.
As you prepare to read the Declaration of Independence from a political science perspective, take a moment and
think about what some of the main themes in the Declaration mean to you. When you think about our
government, how do you think these principles relate?
What individual The government should protect the three unalienable rights for people which are Life,
rights should a Liberty and the Pursuit of happiness.
government protect
for its people?
m
er as
What should a Some sort of free education should be available to all people of a government as well as
government provide free basic health care.
co
for its people?
eH w
o.
How can people With checks and balances similar to our government by people having knowledge of the
hold their rs e
constitutions ideas and being able to point out what the government can and can’t do.
ou urc
government
accountable?
o
aC s
vi y re
ed d
ar stu
is
Th
sh
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