United StatesQuestion 9 (2008 list) · Principles of American government

What are two rights in the Declaration of Independence?

  1. aLife and property
  2. bLiberty and free speech
  3. cLife and libertyCorrect answer
  4. dVoting and the pursuit of happiness

Why?

The Declaration of Independence names three rights: life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. Any two of these are correct. Property, free speech, and voting are not named in it.

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Questions and answers: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), 128 Civics Questions and Answers (2025 version), M-1778, and Civics Questions and Answers (2008 version), rev. 08/21 — public domain. USCIS accepts other answers too; we show one of them. The wrong options and the explanations are ours. Not affiliated with or endorsed by USCIS.

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