Question

Statement: The increase in the number of people in the United States without jobs and beneath the poverty level seems to run counter to the sentiment embodied in the Declaration of Independence that it is "self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness."

Answer 1

Causal Factor: Fairness Alternative hypothesis (prove that the causal factor has an effet): The sense of fairness in the Declaration of Independence will help to counteract the increase of joblessness and poverty in the United States The sense of fairness in the Declaration of Independence will fail to counteract the increase of joblessness and poverty in the United tates The sense that fairness is attainable should help to counteract the widespread fear that poverty and joblessness are the birthright of every citizen in the global economy, especially in the United States