U.S. President Lyndon Johnson speaks in support of the National Voting Rights Act at White House in 1965.

The transcript discusses the fundamental democratic right of choosing leaders, a right that no American should reject. It highlights the importance of this right as a cornerstone of democracy and warns against the denial of such rights, equating it to denying democracy itself.

In what way does the text relate the right to choose leaders to democracy?

What does the text imply about the relationship between democracy and the rights of the people?