Scan the text to answer the following questions

1. Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

2. What other information besides the proclamation of independence is there in the Declaration?

3. What are the self-evident truths dealt with in the Declaration?

4. What does the compact theory of government say about the purposes the governments were established for?

5. What does the compact theory of Government say about the purpose the governments were established for?

6. What do Governments derive their powers from?

Make a summary of the text.

The US Constitution and the Bill of Rights