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8th Grade Founding Documents Worksheets

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Written by Adi Ackerman, Head Teacher

The founding documents set out the ideas and the plan of government of the United States. There are 5 sheets for 8th grade here, each with an answer key. The Declaration's Theory of Government reads the second paragraph, Enlightenment Sources of the Founding Documents matches clauses to Locke and Montesquieu, and Successes and Failures of the Confederation sorts events by Article. Sheets practice D2.Civ.8.6-8, D2.Civ.3.6-8 and D2.His.10.6-8.

Frequently Asked Questions

It means a government gets its just powers from the people it governs. The Declaration's second paragraph uses it to explain why people may alter or abolish a government that destroys their rights.

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