Select the sentence that best supports the correct answer to Part A.
"It wasn't until the 1860s when French
chemist Louis Pasteur proved that germs
caused infectious diseases that people took
the connection between cleanliness and good
health seriously."
"Now new and stronger antibiotics are needed
to cure bacterial infections."
"American supermarkets are filled with
products that promise to rid our homes of any
germ, bacteria, bug, mold, or fungus that
dares to cross our thresholds."
"Similar to antibiotics, antibacterial agents in
household products are meant to limit the
growth of bacteria."
"Doctors began prescribing them even when
O patient's illness was caused by a virus, not
bacteria."

the correct answer is option d. the nature of democracy. on november 19, 1863, president abraham lincoln delivered his famous gettysburg address in gettysburg, pennsylvania. in his speech, rather than focusing on details of the war (soldiers, casualties, aftermath of battle), lincoln invoked the very nature of democracy, that power ultimately comes from the people, when stating, “government of the people, by the people, for the people shall not perish”. these words mean that democracy is a government by the people (citizens) in which the supreme power is vested in the people and exercised directly by the people or by their elected representatives for the benefit of all citizens. the survival of democracy in the united states is one of the reasons why this speech so significant today.

it provides a unique and personal perspective on a significant historical event.