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Declaration of Independence Principles Tested

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Declaration of Independence Principles Tested

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Declaration of Independence states that the people have a right to “alter or abolish” government  when it does not meet their needs.

Shays wanted to alter government because it was not meeting the citizens’ needs. The government did not pay him for his service and now they wanted to take his land away because he couldn’t pay his taxes.

Today, we see protests in the United States for rights for equality, to change government and for our climate. We had a group, on January 6, 2021,that wanted to alter or abolish the government. The day started as a protest and ended in an insurrection by the group wanting to change what they believe was a fraudulent presidential election. The group wanted to stop the vote by the Electoral College.

What is your perspective on Americans altering or abolishing their government by protesting?

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Americans trying to alter or abolish their government by protesting  should/should not allowed because _________________________.  Altering or abolishing the government ideas were created so that ______________________ and should/shouldn't be allowed today_______________(claim and explanation.) An example of this is _____________________________ (example).

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Mob Storms U.S. Capitol, Disrupting Electoral Vote Count

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Americans trying to alter or abolish their government should have been allowed because they can draw attention to their causes and hold the government to higher standards. The idea of altering or abolishing government was established to keep power in the hands of citizens and should be allowed today (in non-violent ways). One example of this is peaceful protests against police violence that have happened recently, which have drawn attention to the cause.

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Americans trying to alter or abolish their government by protesting should be allowed because governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the people of their country. It is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation.

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I think that being able to alter or abolish the government should be allowed because it was the original way the government worked and also helps improve to the people's needs. I think it helps, and protests have also been shown to spread awareness of something and then the government works on it.

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Americans should have to right to alter or abolish their government because it is a fundamental right stated in the Declaration of Independence. Being able to protest for a change of government is what the colonists fought for and is still being used today. For example, protests were made like the one on january 6th and others like the blm protest. They used their right to alter or abolish their government and protested for change.

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I think that people have every right to change or abolish a government, because to start, the government is there to serve the people's needs, so if it isn't meeting your needs, then there is no point in keeping that government. It's in the first amendment of the Bill of Rights that we have freedom of speech, freedom of the press, so it can report on anything, and freedom of assembly, so mass protests are allowed. Those rights show that if something is wrong, we are meant to speak out. If people are protesting to change government for the better, by all means protest. Protesting should stay peaceful, since hurting others will make your message not as convincing. One could argue that violence is necessary for change, but that doesn't have to come from you. For example, the civil rights protests of the 1960s were peaceful, the violence came from opposition, and change was made.

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I think you should be able to abolish the government if you do not feel like he or she is fit for the job and does not do well the people should be able to get rid of like protesting is the best way to do it.

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I think people should have a choice to abolish the government if they don't think that the government is doing his or her job right so maybe they could have a choice or a vote to abolish the government

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The ability to alter or abolish government is very important to our democracy. It makes sure that the people are being represented, and nobody can have total power. When a disagreement arises, everyone should have the right to protest. However, when a protest becomes violent, I think that it becomes an issue. Even though it may spread a message better, it's still morally wrong to hurt others just because you disagree, especially when it can be resolved peacefully.

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I think Americans should be able to alter or abolish their government by protesting because it helps instigate change. However, I don't think they should be as violent as some protests in the past. An example of a peaceful protest is the Greensboro sit-in. The participents sat calmly at the lunch counters and didnt engage with the angry mob around them.

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I think being able abolish or alter should be aloud. over time we are going to find this about our gov that we do not like. So if we do not have any way to change it the thing will go bad and people will start rioting and do bad thing. This has already happen with blm and more.

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I think that people should have the right to alter or abolish the government because if you feel like the government isn't doing anything to help the US or is doing something wrong then you should have the right to try and change the government like protesting.

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I think that if you think he or she is not fit for the job and does not do well the people should be able to get rid of it like protesting is the best way to do it. you should be able to abolish the government

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My perspective on Americans trying to alter or abolish the government by protesting should be allowed because they should be able to show that their causes and problems are important. Doing this holds the government to higher standards by making it a need for them to listen to us. The right to alter or abolish the government came from the idea of wanting the citizens to hold power and be in charge. For example, the BLM riots were first peaceful protests and then became violent riots.

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I think you should be able to abolish the government by protesting. In our constitution it states that if the government isn't serving the people we have the right to change it. Because when Shay did it everything changed.

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I believe that Americans should be able to alter or abolish their government because it allows you to have a say in what you want your government to look like and if the government isn't doing anything to improve or disprove the US then you get the right that comes from the Declaration of Independence to alter or abolish the government by protesting.

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I believe that the idea of altering or abolishing the government should be allowed. I think this because it still gives power to the citizens of the united states if they are not happy. Also, we can do this stuff because in many important documents that people in our history have written it says we have freedom of speech which means we can speak out whenever we want which is what altering and abolishing the government is. I also believe its an important idea because it can make the government better than not making it corrupt and other things, this can make the people happy which is the entire point since the declaration of independence it will give us the pursuit of happiness

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What i think is that people should have the right to change or abolish their government because it is a important right . Also they can protest if people do not agree with the idea of the government so then the government can do change of people needs making people agree with that decision. People need the freedom to create the change in their community . But i disagree that people are gonna make a disaster in the issue of violence and stuff , people should do a peaceful protest .

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What I think that you should be able to abolish the government because if you or anybody does not feel like the person working right or doing stuff wrong like failing the job. For example you should pretest.

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Americans should have to right to alter or abolish the government because they live in the same country after all and they have problems too. So it isn't fair if they have to live with those problems. They should protest. But if that doesn't work out then people are definitely going to start riots so it's better to change it before it becomes worse.

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able to alter or abolish the government should be allowed because the government helped people or a person things or to help them also protesting about this issue and to protest about or right for equality to change

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I think that you should be allowed to alter or abolish the government if they are not meeting the people's needs. The declaration of Independence says that the people have the right to alter or abolish and Democracy is rule by the people so the people should have a voice about the government

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My viewpoint is that an alteration or abolishment of the United States government by protest is a gripping modern follow-up of the statements by the Declaration of Independence, and on what America was founded on. It leads to change, but not the change most protests may be striving for. Basically, I wrote something in under 100 words, and it means absolutely nothing, but it works.

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I think people should be able to alter or abolish the government if they are not meeting the peoples standards. if the government is being unfair people should be able to protest.

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Americans trying to alter or abolish their government by protesting should be allowed because it is a way for them to express their concerns and show they are upset. Especially if it is a peaceful protest, I feel it is very good for people to protest because they aren't causing any harm and simply voicing their opinion. Altering or abolishing the government ideas were created so that people could change their government if they feel mistreated or treated unfairly and should be allowed today because it is a way for people to make a change to make the government, in their own opinion, a better place and it keeps citizens happy knowing they have a voice. An example of this is anti-gun protests, people are upset with gun laws in America and they are voicing their opinion, if they couldn't voice their opinion or know they could make change they would act out in violence to create change instead.