2. Which statement identifies the purpose of the Declaration of Independence? "Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the
governed...whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of
the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government..." ~ The Declaration of
Independence
a. Government should have unlimited authority to guarantee basic rights
b. Government should be based on a written constitution to provide basic rights
c. The people can overthrow a government that fails to protect basic rights
d. The people can increase government authority to expand basic rights

the anwser is a) to prevent military conflict

1. the group that formally abolished the monarchy was the roundheads. after the monarchy was abolished, the english commonwealth was created. it was led by oliver cromwell, who later took the title lord protector. this leader was a puritan, meaning that he supported removing catholic rituals from the church of england.

2. identify a central idea in the bill of rights.

a.   the monarch could only exercise power as stated in the law.

3. ascended the english throne as   a joint monarch after accepting   the bill of rights   mary ii

appointed catholics as government   officials and recruited them in the   army

james ii

conquered ireland and established   the commonwealth

oliver cromwell

lost a long, bloody civil war against   forces loyal to parliament

charles i

was crowned king after a period   of commonwealth rule in england

charles ii

4. identify two effects of the glorious revolution on the english monarchy.

the idea of monarchs ruling by divine right was rejected.

a limited, constitutional monarchy was established.

5. what are two ways the bill of rights opposes the idea of the divine right of kings?

it stated that the monarch's power was subject to limits set by parliament.

it abolished the role of the monarch as the head of the church of england.

the speech revealed that eastern european countries were no threat to their neighbors, which led to the creation of the truman doctrine i think this might be correct.