Question

Which two details from the passage best support the

argument that the Constitution should be fair to all
citizens?
1. "True, the U.S. Constitution has stood the
test of time for more than two hundred
years, preserving our rights, preventing
despotism, and adjusting to the needs of
an ever-growing nation." (Paragraph 1)
2.
he Constitution's most damaging
compromise was its tolerance of slavery, an
issue that eventually led to a constitutional
breakdown and terrible Civil War."
(Paragraph 2)
3. "Young men between the ages of eighteen
and twenty-one were subject to the military
draft without having the right to elect the
leaders who might send them into combat."
(Paragraph 3)
4. "These affect your education, your wages
and hours, your taxes, and your pensions."
(Paragraph 4)
5. "You will have the opportunity to choose
your leaders and perhaps to become one
yourself." (Paragraph 4)

Answer 1

1. "True, the U.S. Constitution has stood the test of time for more than two hundred years, preserving our rights, preventing despotism, and adjusting to the needs of an ever-growing nation." (Paragraph 1)

The fact that the Constitution has stood the test of time for more than two hundred years, preserving our rights and preventing despotism, supports the argument that it should be fair to all citizens.

5. "You will have the opportunity to choose your leaders and perhaps to become one yourself." (Paragraph 4)

The acknowledgement that the Constitution's most damaging compromise was its tolerance of slavery, which eventually led to a constitutional breakdown and terrible Civil War, further supports the argument that it should be fair to all citizens.