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This note [Declaration of Independence and the Constitution] was a promise that all men would be guaranteed the unalienable rights of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. It is obvious today that America has defaulted on this promissory note.

—Martin Luther King, Jr.

A promissory note is a written document containing a promise to pay a sum of money due.

Select the correct phrase to complete the sentence.
In this speech, King claims there is a gap between

the promise of the Declaration and the promise of the Constitution.

the promise of the Constitution and the reality for African Americans.

the rights of life and liberty and the pursuit of happiness.

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the promise of the Constitution and the reality for African Americans.

King argues that although the Constitution and Declaration guarantee rights, America has "defaulted on this promissory note" for Black citizens.