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Calvin Coolidge's Inaugural Address True or False

1.
"Many of its burdens will bear heavily upon us for years, and the secondary and indirect effects we must expect to experience for some time." (1.3)

What's Coolidge referring to in this quote? -> World War I

2. Which of the following quotes explains why Coolidge talks about, "The old sentiment of detached and dependent colonies disappeared in the new sentiment of a united and independent nation"? (3.2) -> "We have never any wish to interfere in the political conditions of any other countries."
3. Fill in the blank: "We are not identified with any ______ interests." -> geeky
4. What topic is Coolidge addressing when he says, "I favor the policy of economy, not because I wish to save money, but because I wish to save people" (15.10)? -> political entanglements with Europe
5. Fill in the blanks: "In a ______ the first rule for the guidance of the citizen is obedience to law. Under a _____ the law may be imposed upon the subject." (21.1-2) -> tyranny, constitutional government

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