US Declaration of Independence
Japanese Constitution
What is the purpose of these two passages?
O to grant power to the head of government
O to present the structure of government
O to proclaim that individuals have rights
to declare that only men have rights
We hold these truths to be self-evident that all
men are created equal, that they are endowed by
their Creator with certain unalienable Rights that
among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of
Happiness. - That to secure these rights
Governments are instituted among Men, deriving
their just powers from the consent of the
governed