Declarations of Independence and Statehood Quiz

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What did the UN's International Court of Justice rule in an advisory opinion in Kosovo in 2010?

International law discourages declarations of independence

International law allows declarations of independence only in certain cases

International law prohibits declarations of independence

International law contains no prohibition on declarations of independence (correct)

What may a state from which a territory wishes to secede regard the declaration of independence as?

Diplomatic maneuver

Negotiation tactic

Rebellion (correct)

Peaceful transition

What is a declaration of independence?

A request for autonomy within a larger state

An assertion by a polity in a defined territory that it is independent and constitutes a state (correct)

A negotiation tactic for political autonomy

A peaceful coexistence agreement between states

What did the UN's International Court of Justice rule regarding international law and declarations of independence?

No prohibition on declarations of independence Signup and view all the answers

How are breakaway territories typically declared?

From part or all of the territory of another state or failed state Signup and view all the answers

Where was the Declaration of Independence adopted?

Independence Hall, Philadelphia Signup and view all the answers

Who were the members of the Committee of Five charged with authoring the Declaration of Independence?

John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, Robert R. Livingston, Roger Sherman Signup and view all the answers

When was the Declaration of Independence adopted?

July 4, 1776 Signup and view all the answers

How many delegates adopted the Declaration of Independence unanimously?

56 delegates Signup and view all the answers

Who came to be known as the nation's Founding Fathers after signing the Declaration of Independence?

The 56 delegates Signup and view all the answers

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What did the UN's International Court of Justice rule in an advisory opinion in Kosovo in 2010?

What may a state from which a territory wishes to secede regard the declaration of independence as?

What is a declaration of independence?

What did the UN's International Court of Justice rule regarding international law and declarations of independence?

How are breakaway territories typically declared?

Where was the Declaration of Independence adopted?

Who were the members of the Committee of Five charged with authoring the Declaration of Independence?

When was the Declaration of Independence adopted?

How many delegates adopted the Declaration of Independence unanimously?

Who came to be known as the nation's Founding Fathers after signing the Declaration of Independence?

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