Part A What is a central idea in Ronald Reagan's "First Inaugural Address"?
A. The people of the United States must put differences aside and work together as a team.
B. The government comprises people and as such must be respectful of all Americans.
C. The struggle ahead for America will be long and arduous.
D. The current times make it difficult to prosper in America.
Part B
Which evidence from the text best supports the answer in Part A?
A. “We have been tempted to believe . . . that government by an elite group is superior to government for, by, and of the people.”
B. “We must act today in order to preserve tomorrow. And let there be no misunderstanding—we are going to begin to act, beginning today.”
C. “Our present troubles parallel . . . the intervention and intrusion in our lives that result from . . . excessive growth of government.”
D. “Our concern must be for a special interest group that knows no sectional boundaries or ethnic and racial divisions, and it crosses political party lines.”