Social Studies 8
Mrs. Leitzinger
Essay
Feb. 17 2017
Declaration of Independence Principles Essay How well is our government upholding the principles of the Declaration of Independence? Our government makes laws that are equal and fair to everyone. We all have basic rights like life, liberty, freedom of religion and right to fair trial. The government so far has been doing a better job. However, now we have a new president and I’m curious on to what he has in mind. Some of the things happening in the United States to people are not equal. I believe our government upholds many principles of the Declaration of Independence. The government creates many laws to keep citizens safe,yet sometimes we discriminate and take laws