Question

Read the passage from "Energy and the National Goals-A Crisis of Confidence" by Jimmy Carter.

What you see too often in Washington and elsewhere around the country is a system of government that seems incapable of action. You see a Congress
twisted and pulled in every direction by hundreds of well-financed and powerful special interests.
You see every extreme position defended to the last vote, almost to the last breath by one unyielding group or another. You often see a balanced and a fair
approach that demands sacrifice, a little sacrifice from everyone, abandoned like an orphan without support and without friends.
President Carter compares "a balanced and a fair approach" to an approach that has been "abandoned like an orphan." What point is President Carter
emphasizing by making this comparison?
Energy and the National Goals-A Crisis of Confidence
Congress is often biased and inflexible.
O Congress seems to be making decisions too quickly.
O Congress does not see how outcomes impact the people.

Answer 1

Congress is often biased and inflexible.

Step-by-step explanation:

In the passage, President Carter compares a balanced and fair approach to an approach that has been "abandoned like an orphan" to emphasize the point that Congress is often biased and inflexible.

He argues that Congress is often pulled in different directions by special interests, and that this leads to gridlock and inaction. He also suggests that Congress is quick to defend extreme positions, even when they are not in the best interests of the country.

By comparing a balanced and fair approach to an abandoned orphan, Carter is suggesting that this type of approach is often overlooked and ignored by Congress.

So, the answer is Congress is often biased and inflexible.

• The other two answer choices are not supported by the passage. The passage does not suggest that Congress is making decisions too quickly, or that it does not see how outcomes impact the people.

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