Declaration of Independence: Mastery Test

Select the correct answer.

Read these excerpts from "The Declaration of Independence" and "Every Man a King."

The Declaration of Independence:
"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:
"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, while another child was to be born to inherit nothing?
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 its children and children's 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.