Read the excerpt from lincoln's second inaugural address. [s]hall we discern therein any departure from those divine attributes which the believers in a living god always ascribe to him? fondly do we hope, fervently do we pray, that this mighty scourge of war may speedily pass away. lincoln uses parallel structure to question listeners’ faith. explain his religious beliefs. encourage positive thinking. describe military action.

"encourage positive thinking."

Explanation:

Abraham Lincoln's second inaugural speech is probably his best known speech with the exception of him from Gettysburg. It is not surprising that these are the two speeches that are engraved in marble at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, DC.

Lincoln had used his first inaugural address four years earlier to analyze what the Constitution had to say about the crisis facing our nation at that time. He had tried to persuade the South to voluntarily turn from the path he had taken without compromising the integrity of the Constitution and the system of government. That did not happen, and instead, as Lincoln would now say in his second inaugural speech, "Both parties looked down on the war; but one of them would wage war instead of letting the nation survive; and the other would accept the war instead of letting it perish. And the war came. "

The war had arrived, and finally, four long years later, it seemed to be coming to an end. After so many setbacks and disappointments, the President could now confidently express "great hope for the future". Faced with a radically different situation, Lincoln's speech was also completely different. It was much shorter than the first, and he did not mention the Constitution at all. Interestingly, Lincoln spoke very little about the future, and devoted most of his speech to the past, and in a way that was certainly not expected by the public that day.

i am not 100% positive but i think it is is b. both are non-partisan jobs

i am pretty sure that members of congress have term limits, can be impeached, and are nominated through direct popular vote.

1) checks and balances- this idea is implemented in the constitution to ensure that no one branch of the federal government gains too much power. for example, the legislative branch(congress) can approve a bill that will then be sent to the executive branch (president). if the president does not like the bill or thinks that it violates the rights of citizens, he/she can veto the bill. vetoing the bill stops the bill from becoming a law. this check on power ensures that congress makes laws that do not violate the rights of citizens.

2) anti-federalists do not want to ratify the constitution unless it includes a bill of rights. the anti-federalists are worried that the constitution gives too much power to the federal government. having a strong central government caused problems when the us was still part of great britain. this is why the anti-federalists are fearful of this type of system.

3) federalists want a new constitution passed because it will fix america's weak political structure. before the us constitution is implemented, the constitution being used is known as the articles of confederation. this constitution has an extremely weak central government, allowing for disunity among the states.

can't do the whole thing, hope this