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The Power of the Declaration
Title: The Power of the Declaration
Category: Law & Government / Government & Politics
Details: Words: 1229 | Pages: 5.2 (approximately 235 words/page)
The Power of the Declaration
Power and The Declaration of Independence
There are many abstractions in the Declaration of Independence. These abstractions such as: rights, freedom, liberty and happiness have become the foundations of American society and have helped to shape the “American Identity.” Power, another abstraction that reoccurs in all the major parts of the Declaration of Independence plays an equally important role in shaping “American Identity.” One forgets the abstraction of power, because it appears in relation to …showed first 75 words of 1229 total…
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…showed last 75 words of 1229 total…states and set up a system of counterbalancing branches of government that would prevent any single branch from having too much power. The ideas of federalism and decentralization were a direct outgrowth of the colonist’s interpretation of power. Power, in the Declaration of Independence carries more than just grammatical significance to the document. It shapes the document’s meaning, making it philosophically harsh toward the institution of the King and tempered toward English society.
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