Americans Have Generally Tolerated Great Differences Among Rich and Poor

Americans have generally tolerated great differences among rich and poor citizens because

A) the Constitution explicitly prohibits government action to redress economic inequality.
B) the Declaration of Independence claimed that economic inequality is the inevitable by-product of liberty.
C) they believe that mobility is possible and that economic success is the product of individual effort.
D) they strongly reject the principles of laissez-faire capitalism.