In comparing the Declaration of Independence to the United States Constitution, the authors of the Declaration felt the need to ______, while the framers of the Constitution sought to ______.

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The Declaration of Independence was written to announce and justify the separation of the colonies from Great Britain, while the Constitution was written to create a new system of government for the newly formed United States. While the Declaration argued for the right to rebel against an unjust government, the Constitution created an organized national government and addressed the balance of power between the federal government and individual states.

In Comparing the Declaration of Independence to the United States