Question

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Why did Coolidge refuse aid to the Mississippi flood victims?
a.He did not believe the government should help victims of natural disasters.
b.He did not get the support of Mississippi voters in the 1924 elections.
c.He needed to cut government expenditure to balance the budget.
d.He believed the chief business of the American people is business.

Answer 1

President Coolidge was accused of meanness when he stood firm on principle in refusing federal dollars for the victims of floods in Mississippi and Vermont in 1927; it cost him dearly, especially as so many of his Vermont neighbors had been terribly impacted. But how could he help those in his home state when he had not helped those in the South? He believed strongly in the principle of state’s rights, that the responsibility lay with the state, even when a disaster had national consequences. Was he wrong? Perhaps. But he was parsimonious by nature, and he was fully cognizant that government’s money belonged to the people, not the politicians. He was a steward, not a saviour. He saw himself as President, not an autocrat, and was fully aware that the word president derives from the Latin praesideo, which means to guard or protect. It was an attitude toward the Office that, unfortunately, has gone out of fashion. Today our Presidents are far more imperial in attitude and action, surrounded as they are by yes-men and women. And Mr. Obama is certainly the most imperious we have had since Nixon.

Answer 2

this tells me about it but I don't know which answer pertains to this paragraph.

Answer 3

C

Answer 4

My medal?

Answer 5

why do you think its C? cuz I was thinking C to but I wanna know why you picked C

Answer 6

@Deadpool.

Answer 7

well... Cuz I know!

Answer 8

well you could be wrong and then im just shizz outta luck so that's why i ask. I can only take this test once and if I do good then that's just the less work ihave to do so im trying to get these answers right is all.

Answer 9

And I can read minds on the internet and in person