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What are two rights in the Declaration of Independence?

Correct answer

Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness

  1. A The right to vote and the right to bear arms
  2. B Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness
  3. C The right to free housing and free food
  4. D The right to own slaves

Why this is the answer

Two (of the three) rights named in the DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE are LIFE, LIBERTY, and the PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS. USCIS Civics Question: 'What are two rights in the Declaration of Independence?' — Accepted answers: life; liberty; pursuit of happiness. The famous phrase: '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.' The Declaration of Independence (1776), written primarily by Thomas Jefferson, expresses the founding ideals of the United States.
Source: USCIS Civics — Rights in Declaration of Independence

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