Government
Brooklyn McKenzie
Declaration of Independence
The Declaration of Independence is still used in our government today. For example, the document states that all men are created equal; therefore, all adult citizens may vote. The unalienable rights cannot be given or taken away in today's society. A great example of these unalienable rights in america is the right for a woman to abort a baby. Although this is a huge controversy over liberty of the woman and life of the baby it is still an example of unalienable rights in society today.
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"Thomas Jefferson Drafts the Declaration of Independence." Civil Rights in America: 1500 to the present. Ed. Jay A. Sigler. Detroit: Gale, 1998. U.S. History in Context. Web. 28 Sept. 2015.
"Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826)." DISCovering U.S. History. Detroit: Gale, 1997. U.S. History in Context. Web. 28 Sept. 2015.