What Argument Does "The Memorial of the Non-Freeholders of the City

question 67

Multiple Choice

What argument does "The Memorial of the Non-Freeholders of the City of Richmond" make against the policy of granting the right to vote only to those who own property?

• A) Men do not have the right to limit or restrict the God-given freedom and liberty that all Americans are born with.
• B) Refusing those who do not own land the right to vote will create potentially violent class conflict.
• C) A robust democracy requires the participation of men from all social classes.
• D) Land ownership is not evidence of superior intelligence or moral judgement.
• E) The Constitution implies that the right to vote should be granted to all free men, without restriction.

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