Question

For each pair below, underline the one that is a cause of, or reason for, the other.

1. Spiro Agnew resigns as vice president.
2. President Richard Nixon nominates Gerald Ford as vice president.
3. Vice President Ford becomes president.
4. President Nixon is forced to resign.
5. Nelson Rockefeller becomes vice president.
6. President Ford nominates Nelson Rockefeller as vice president.
7. The Speaker of the House becomes president.
8. Both the president and vice president are unable to carry out their duties.
9. If the Speaker of the House is unable to carry out the duties of the president, the president pro tem of the Senate takes over.

A. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
B. 2, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9
C. 2, 4, 7, 8, 9
D. 4, 7, 8, 9

Answer 1

In the given pairs, underlined are the ones representing cause and effect relationships.

Step-by-step explanation:

In the given pairs, we are looking for the cause or reason for an event. Here are the underlined pairs:

1. 1. Spiro Agnew resigns as vice president. 2. President Richard Nixon nominates Gerald Ford as vice president.
2. 3. Vice President Ford becomes president. 4. President Nixon is forced to resign.
3. 5. Nelson Rockefeller becomes vice president. 6. President Ford nominates Nelson Rockefeller as vice president.
4. 7. The Speaker of the House becomes president. 8. Both the president and vice president are unable to carry out their duties.
5. 9. If the Speaker of the House is unable to carry out the duties of the president, the president pro tem of the Senate takes over.

So, the underlined pairs that represent cause and effect relationships are:

1. 1-2 (Agnew's resignation causes Nixon to nominate Ford as vice president)
2. 3-4 (Ford becoming president is the reason for Nixon's forced resignation)
3. 4-7 (Nixon's forced resignation leads to the Speaker of the House becoming president)