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kirill [66]
3 years ago
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Speech by Barbara Jordan (D-Texas), Member of the House Judiciary Committee. Mr. Chairman: I join in thanking you for giving the

junior members of this committee the glorious opportunity of sharing the pain of this inquiry. Mr. Chairman, you are a strong man and it has not been easy, but we have tried as best we can to give you as much assistance as possible. Earlier today, we heard the beginning of the Preamble to the Constitution of the United States, “We, the people.” It is a very eloquent beginning. But when the document was completed on the seventeenth of September, 1787, I was not included in that “We, the people.” I felt somehow for many years that George Washington and Alexander Hamilton just left me out by mistake. But through the process of amendment, interpretation and court decision I have finally been included in “We, the people.” Today, I am an inquisitor; I believe hyperbole would not be fictional and would not overstate the solemnness that I feel right now. My faith in the Constitution is whole, it is complete, it is total. I am not going to sit here and be an idle spectator to the diminution, the subversion, the destruction of the Constitution. …The subject of its jurisdiction are those offenses which proceed from the misconduct of public men. That is what we are talking about. In other words, the jurisdiction comes from the abuse or violation of some public trust . . . The North Carolina ratification convention: “No one need to be afraid that officers who commit oppression will pass with immunity. . . . Common sense would be revolted if we engaged upon this process for petty reasons. Congress has a lot to do: Appropriations, tax reform, health insurance, campaign finance reform, housing, environmental protection, energy sufficiency, mass transportation. Pettiness cannot be allowed to stand in the face of such overwhelming problems. So today we are not being petty. We are trying to be big, because the task we have before us is a big one. . . . We should now forthwith proceed to answer the question. It is reason, and not passion, which must guide our deliberations, guide our debate, and guide our decision. Mr. Chairman, I yield back the balance of my time. 4 Select the correct answer. Which words best describe the tone of Barbara Jordan’s speech? A. bitter and vehement B. respectful and reasoned C. resigned and pessimistic D. accusatory and chastising
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umka21 [38]3 years ago
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Answer:

Respectful and Reasoned are the words which best describes the tone of Barbara Jordan's speech.

Explanation:

PLATO test

yawa3891 [41]3 years ago
6 0

Respectful and Reasoned are the words which best describes the tone of Barbara Jordan's speech.

<u>Explanation:</u>

Barbara Jordan was a famous American lawyer. Apart from being an advocate she was also very much involved in politics and was a head of Civil Rights Movement.

When we read the speech given by Barbara Jordan we can easily make out that she’s using a respectful and reasoned tone. The sentence, ‘Pettiness cannot be allowed to stand in the face of such overwhelming problems. So today we are not being petty. 

We are trying to be big, because the task we have before us is a big one’ clearly shows that she’s concerned enough about what’s going on and she’s respectful enough towards other parties as well by giving such reasonable statements. Apart from these lines, Jordan was quite polite throughout the speech.

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