Which of the following best describes the impact of the Declaration of
Independence?
a) It established the U.S. Government by dividing power between an executive,
legislative, and judicial branches.
b) It made the colonies' split with England official by formally proclaiming the United
States to be a free nation.
c) It has been used by many totalitarian governments to put down rebellions
worldwide
d) It revolutionized political thought by rejecting the ideas of the Enlightenment as it
established a body of laws for the new United States.
