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Course: Constitution 101 > Unit 2
Lesson 4: Principles of the American Revolution: Natural Rights, Popular Sovereignty, and the Rule of Law- What did the Founders mean by natural rights?
- Why were natural rights important to the Founders?
- Primary Source: Theophilus Parsons, *The Essex Result*
- What is popular sovereignty?
- Where did the Founders get the idea of popular sovereignty?
- Primary Source: The Preamble to the Constitution and Common Interpretation
- What is the rule of law?
- Where did the Founders get the idea of the rule of law?
- Primary Source: Abraham Lincoln, *Lyceum Address*
- Why does the rule of law matter today?
- Understand: Natural Rights, Popular Sovereignty, and the Rule of Law
- Apply: Natural Rights, Popular Sovereignty, and the Rule of Law
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