1st Part: States basic human rights (life liberty) and the pursuit of happiness and " all men are created equal".)
2nd Part: List of grievances, or complaints, against King George III
3rd Part: Formal statement of Independence
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The Declaration of Independence was exactly as it sounds, and the Constitution was crafted, in large part, around trying to solve the problems of government that the Declaration complained of.
The Declaration of Independence became part of the American creed as it was the basis of founding the nation. It contains all the relevant principles of the nation.
It didn't discuss the issue of slavery.
The US Constitution established rules for the US government, well the Declaration of Independence did not
By far the longest part of the Declaration of Independence is the Indictment of King George III, which is also called the "List of Grievances."