Americans Have Generally Tolerated Great Differences Among Rich and Poor

question 59

Multiple Choice

Americans have generally tolerated great differences among rich and poor citizens because

• A)the Constitution explicitly prohibits government action to redress economic inequality.
• B)the Declaration of Independence claimed that economic inequality is the inevitable by-product of liberty.
• C)they believe that mobility is possible and that economic success is the product of individual effort.
• D)they strongly reject the principles of laissez-faire capitalism.

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