John Locke and " The Enlightenment "

Thomas Jefferson is the one who wrote the Declaration of Independence. The rights that he was talking about is that all men are equal. The rights that men have is life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. The Declaration of Independence also says that if any Form of government becaomes too destructive, the men can abolish it or alter it. They can also try to decide a new government that will actually care for their safety and their happiness, They can decide how much power they will put, etc.

The government gets their power by the people. The people decides if they want to approve the government or if they want to disprove a government they want to create. For example, if someone wants to become president, the person must have an approval from the people saying that they want that person to become president. The government cannot decide for itself if they want to do something. Today, the people still do the same thing to see if they want the government to keep going or not.