The Declaration of Independence describes that "all men are created equal regardless of race", thus abolishing slavery. As regards the involvement of the Constitution, the concept of race is not found in the document. The term slave is not in the Constitution and was described as a state of shame that men could be described as property. Instead of using the term slaves, “other people” was used as a delicacy for their group. Significance: The Declaration of Independence is significant to our nation because it led individuals to gain independence; furthermore, it justified the fact that the original government no longer guaranteed certain rights. If it were not for the words written in this document now all races would not be treated equally and women would not have the right to vote. The Constitution outlined the prototype for assembling American society and the rules that the nation's citizens should abide by. Delgado, Perea and Stefancic (undocumented children): Plyer v. Doe