Select the correct answer. In his presidential Proclamation 4311, Gerald Ford wrote: It is believed that a trial of Richard Nixo
n, if it became necessary, could not fairly begin until a year or more has elapsed. 1 In the meantime, the tranquility to which this nation has been restored by the events of recent weeks could be irreparably lost by the prospects of bringing to trial a former President of the United States. The prospects of such trial will cause prolonged and divisive debate2 over the propriety of exposing to further punishment and degradation a man who has already paid the unprecedented penalty of relinquishing the highest elective office of the United States. ... Now, Therefore, I, Gerald R. Ford, President of the United States, grant a full, free, and absolute pardon unto Richard Nixon for all offenses against the United States which he, Richard Nixon, has committed or may have committed or taken part in during the period from January 20, 1969 through August 9, 1974. Which of the following sentences best describes the effect that Ford's pardon of Nixon had on the American people?
A. The proclamation was hailed as an excellent example of how to solve conflicts. B. The proclamation contributed to a general loss of confidence in President Ford. C. The proclamation reduced political partisanship in the United States. D. The proclamation showed the legislative branch's supremacy over the executive branch. E. The proclamation swiftly lessened social tensions in the United States.
New Hampshire was first settled by Europeans at Odiorne's Point in Rye (near Portsmouth) by a group of fishermen from England under David Thompson in 1623, just three years after the Pilgrims landed at Plymouth.
B is the correct answer because the Trans-Pacific Partnership makes trade with low cost manufacturing countries easier; it reduces profits of the America which will cause job cuts and increase unemployment in the United States.
