Question

question 3 of 10
read the excerpt below. which of the following documents does this passage most likely come from?
men are born and remain free and equal in rights. social distinctions may be founded only upon the general good.
a. the declaration of the rights of man and of the citizen
b. the national constituent assembly constitution
c. the treaty of the congress of vienna
d. the napoleonic code

Explanation:

The excerpt is the first article of The Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen, a core document of the French Revolution that enshrined foundational liberal rights. The other options do not contain this specific wording: the National Constituent Assembly Constitution was a governing framework, the Treaty of Vienna focused on post-Napoleonic European territorial settlement, and the Napoleonic Code was a civil law code.

Answer:

A. The Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen