2025 civics test · Question 11 of 128 · Principles of American Government
The words “Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness” are in what founding document?
In Chinese “生命、自由和追求幸福”这句话出自哪份建国文件？
Official answer
- Declaration of Independence《独立宣言》
Why this is the answer
The famous phrase “Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness” comes from the Declaration of Independence. It names examples of the unalienable rights that the Declaration says all people are born with. Remember: this phrase is in the Declaration, not in the Constitution.