Question

This country, with its institutions, belongs to the people who inhabit it. Whenever they shall grow weary of the existing government, they can exercise their CONSTITUTIONAL right of amending it, or their REVOLUTIONARY right to dismember or overthrow it.
Which detail signals Lincoln’s appeal to ethos?

his call to arms encouraging war
his explanation of the amendment process
his visual description of weary citizens
his reference to every citizen’s rights

Answer 1

A good answer would be d

Answer 2

Answer:

D is the correct answer.

Explanation:

Abraham Lincoln was politician and sixteenth president of US. He led the country during the civil war and served as its president from 1861 till 1865. He was born in Kentucky. In the above passage he is mentioning that all the institution and in fact government belongs to the people. If the people start to dislike the government, they have the right to amend it or they can overthrow it by revolt. He is basically talking about the right of the people to change the government.