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What deeper message does equal value of poor and rich votes give in democracy?

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Correct answer: Political rights should not depend on wealth

Direct answer: A, political rights should not depend on wealth. The democratic principle of one person, one vote, one value means that each eligible citizen’s vote has equal weight in choosing representatives. A rich person may possess more property or income, but that does not give the person extra voting power. This expresses political equality: citizens may differ in wealth, education, occupation or social position, yet they are equal as members of the political community. Option A is correct because democracy does not make the right to participate dependent on economic status. Option B is the opposite of equal voting value and is therefore wrong. Option C is wrong because excluding poor citizens would violate political equality and make representation incomplete. Option D is wrong because democratic politics is not supposed to be based only on property. Equal voting power does not mean that everyone has identical life experiences; it means that every eligible citizen receives the same formal value in the election. Memory cue: money may differ, but vote value must not.

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