If a group lacks opportunities for education and expression, which importance of rights becomes clear in democracy?

Correct answer: They make the demand for equal opportunity legitimate

The correct answer is A. Rights give disadvantaged groups a legitimate basis for demanding access, dignity, education, expression, and equal participation. The logic is important: without opportunities, a group cannot develop its abilities or make its concerns heard; rights identify equal treatment and fair access as matters of justice rather than charity; and democratic institutions can then be asked to correct exclusion. B is wrong because rights challenge permanent inequality. C is unrelated to the purpose of rights. D is wrong because democratic citizenship is not limited to property ownership. Equal opportunity does not always mean identical results, but it does mean that unjust barriers should not prevent participation. Memory cue: rights turn exclusion into a public claim for equality.