Compare & Contrast Essay 1 – Drawn from the readings on the Declaration of Independence and the United States Constitution, your essay will compare & contrast the objectives and meanings of these two documents in modern society while explaining how the Declaration of Independence articulated the consent of the governed and intended to preserve inalienable rights while the U. S. Constitution created the structure of the federal government while creating a separation of federal powers. Your essay will be in APA format (at least SIX pages of: cover page, abstract, essay text with in-text citations, and a final page of sources), based on class readings, class discussion, and will require additional independent research.