DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE

POLITICAL THEORY

• The people should have the right to change the government if it doesn't protect their rights.
• All men should be created equal and all with unalienable rights.

POLITICAL THEORY

• These unalienable rights include life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
• To make sure these rights are protected, governments are instituted among men.

INJURIES AND USURPATIONS

• King George refused to pass laws that were necessary for the public good.
• Judges were made dependent on king George's will alone for the tenure of their offices.

INJURIES AND USURPATIONS

• The administration of justice was obstructed by king George due to the refusal of his assent to laws to be used for establishing judiciary powers.
• Representative houses have repeatedly been dissolved by king George, for opposing his invasions on the rights of the people.

FORMAL PROCLAMATION

• These United Colonies and independent states should be free from great