true. Calvin Coolidge did align himself and the government with big business.
They did it that way because they believed that there needs to be a higher level of control over the industry in order to prevent the exploitation of the people which was a situation that was happening at large on a daily basis. If the government protected workers, then everyone would live better since being a worker is something common to anyone, no matter the group that they come from.
I believe your answer is D. Speaking clearly so that audiences will understand the information is an essential key to the work of a broadcast journalist.
The answers to your question are,
1. To reduce the amount in blocks or sizable amounts - Decimate
2. Food and drink; necessary foods in order to stay alive - Sustenance
3. The ancient power structures which were cities that were fortified into independent units of strength - City-States
4. Being into nobility or of a privileged upper-class - Aristocratic
-Mabel <3
