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select the correct answer. read these excerpts from \the declaration of…

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select the correct answer.
read these excerpts from \the declaration of independence\ and \every man a king.\
the declaration of independence:
(2) we hold these truths to be self - evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. -- that to secure these rights, governments are instituted among men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed...
every man a king:
(2) now, what did they mean by that? did they mean, my friends, to say that all men were created equal and that that meant that any one man was born to inherit $10,000,000,000 and that another child was to be born to inherit nothing?
(3) did that mean, my friends, that someone would come into this world without having had an opportunity, of course, to have hit one lick of work, should be born with more than it and all of its children and childrens children could ever dispose of, but that another one would have to be born into a life of starvation?
how does huey long address the concept of being \created equal\ differently than the writers of the declaration of independence?
a. long explicitly believes that equality includes equality of opportunity.
b. long explicitly believes that people have the right to life and liberty.
c. long explicitly believes that equality includes equality of happiness.
d. long explicitly believes that equality is granted by government.

Explanation:

Brief Explanations
  • Analyze Option A: In "Every Man a King", Huey Long questions if "created equal" means one inherits vast wealth and another nothing, or one is born to starvation. This shows he interprets equality as equal opportunity (not being born into extreme wealth/poverty without a chance). The Declaration of Independence focuses on unalienable rights, not this specific opportunity - based equality.
  • Analyze Option B: The right to life and liberty is from the Declaration of Independence, not a unique take by Long, so B is incorrect.
  • Analyze Option C: The Declaration mentions pursuit of happiness, but Long’s focus is on economic/opportunity equality, not equality of happiness, so C is incorrect.
  • Analyze Option D: The Declaration says government power comes from consent, but Long doesn’t say equality is granted by government; his focus is on opportunity, so D is incorrect.

Answer:

A. Long explicitly believes that equality includes equality of opportunity.