Question

What are the "common difficulties" that Rooselvelt adresses as the central idea of his speech

Part A:

A.Waging war against a foreign foe
B. Dishonesty within the banking industry, including poor investments of private funds
C. A lack of discipline resulting in the strengthening of the nation
D. National economic emergency in the general public and the government

Part B. Which details support the central idea in Roosevelt's speech?

A. The nation is experiencing a great economic emergency; there must be strict supervision of banking practices
B. The government is demanding taxes that the people cannot afford to pay; Congress must reduce this burden.
C.The nation’s economic downturn has been created, in part, by widespread unemployment.
D. The nation’s economic problems affect everyone; helping farmers can aid the economy.
E. A great fear runs through the country, caused by the invasion of a foreign foe

Answer 1

A:

D. National economic emergency in the general public and the government

B:

A. The nation is experiencing a great economic emergency; there must be strict supervision of banking practices

C.The nation’s economic downturn has been created, in part, by widespread unemployment.

D. The nation’s economic problems affect everyone; helping farmers can aid the economy. (I am not sure about this one)

Answer 2

Part A: The correct answer is (D) National economic emergency in the general public and the government. In his speech, Roosevelt states that they, both people and the state, are lucky, for their common difficulties are only material: “Values have shrunken to fantastic levels; taxes have risen; our ability to pay has fallen; government of all kinds is faced by serious curtailment of income; the means of exchange are frozen in the currents of trade”.

Part B: Details that support central idea in Roosevelt’s speech are A, B and D. Roosevelt states that their primary task to solve this problem is to put people to work. He advocates that land should be given to those who are best fitted for agriculture and helping them to raise the values of agricultural products. With those efforts tragedy of growing loss in small homes and farms would be prevented. Further he states that protecting the new order from the evils of the old one must be through strict supervision of all banking and credits and investments. With his constitutional duty, he will recommend measures to the Congress to solve this problem. If the Congress denies their plead, he will ask for his Executive power and fight this emergency like an invader.