Part A

What is a central idea in Ronald Reagan's "First Inaugural Address"?

Government has betrayed the American people and owes them better.

The American spirit will triumph over the nation’s economic problems.

The nation should put its trust in government during difficult times.

Special interest groups do not have the nation’s best interests in mind.

Part B

Which sentence best supports the answer in Part A?

“So, with all the creative energy at our command, let us begin an era of national renewal.”

“Our concern must be for a special interest group that knows no sectional boundaries or ethnic and racial divisions.”

“From time to time, we have been tempted to believe that society has become too complex to be managed by self-rule.”

“Idle industries have cast workers into unemployment, causing human misery and personal indignity.”