What is one of the principles that thomas jefferson bases america's declaration of independence from great britain upon? a) jefferson believes that no one system of government is ordained by god to be the eternal rule of humankind on earth. b) jefferson states that a monarchy is by its very nature oppressive and corrupt and that only democracy can avoid such fatal flaws. c) jefferson states that a government can only rule over those who consent to that power--and america is refusing its consent to britain. d) jefferson advocates for revolution without specifying what particular type of government needs to be set up once the revolution has occurred.

Demonstrating understanding of jem's development one way to demonstrate understanding of character and theme is by writing from the perspective of a character. for this assignment, compose a short poem from the perspective of jem. your poem should detail his feelings about either a. his father, atticus or b. mrs. dubose. the poem must accurately trace the progression of jem's attitudes and beliefs, highlighting the important events and shifts in his perspective detailed above. your writing should also sound like jem, using voice and word choice that reflects the voice and word choice found in the novel. the poem can be a free poem (meaning it does not need to rhyme or follow a particular format). it should be a minimum of twenty-lines in length, have a title, and follow conventional rules of spelling, grammar, and punctuation.