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question 2 (multiple choice worth 2 points) (04.02r mc) read the excerp…

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question 2 (multiple choice worth 2 points) (04.02r mc) read the excerpt from anna howard shaws \the fundamental principle of a republic\ speech. answer the question that follows. never in the history of the world did it dawn upon the human mind as it dawned upon your ancestors, what it would mean for men to be free. they got the vision of a government in which the people would be the supreme power, and so inspired by this vision men wrote such documents as were went from the massachusetts legislature, from the new york legislature and from the pennsylvania group over to the parliament of great britain, which rang with the profoundest measures of freedom and justice. they did not equivocate in a single word when they wrote the declaration of independence, no one can dream that these men had not got the sublimest ideal of democracy which had ever dawned upon the souls of men. what is the central idea of this passage? documents from massachusetts, new york, and pennsylvania are important. the british parliament had a big influence on american democracy. even through freedom was the goal of democracy, it is hard to define what freedom actually means. the declaration of independence is an inspirational piece of writing.

Explanation:

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The passage focuses on the vision of a government by the people (democracy) and the documents (like Declaration of Independence) inspired by freedom and justice. The option about the Declaration being inspirational aligns with the passage's mention of it as part of the sublime ideal of democracy. Other options: first is about document importance (not central), second about British influence (not mentioned), third about defining freedom (not the focus).

Answer:

D. The Declaration of Independence is an inspirational piece of writing (assuming the last option is D; if options are labeled differently, adjust. From the given, the last option's text is "The Declaration of Independence is an inspirational piece of writing" which matches the passage's emphasis on its role in democracy's ideal).