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Official question #11US Citizenship Test
The words “Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness” are in what founding document?
Correct answer
The Declaration of Independence
Why
The Declaration of Independence (1776) says all people have unalienable rights including “Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.” The Constitution was written later, in 1787.
Answer choices
- AThe U.S. Constitution
- BThe Bill of Rights
- CThe Federalist Papers
- DThe Declaration of Independence