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Equality of opportunity requires that citizens should have

Correct answer: B. Equal access to compete for offices and social positions

  • A. Identical political opinions and personal beliefs
  • B. Equal access to compete for offices and social positions
  • C. The same income regardless of effort or ability
  • D. Different legal rights based on family background

Explanation

Equality of opportunity requires fair and comparable access to positions and opportunities. It does not necessarily require identical outcomes or incomes, but discrimination based on inherited status undermines it.

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Political theory examines the state, power, authority, sovereignty, law and the relationship between citizens and government. It covers liberty, equality, justice, rights, democracy and major ideologies, alongside the arguments of thinkers such as Plato, Aristotle, Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau, Marx and Rawls; it differs from comparative government, which focuses on actual institutions.

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