Part A Which claim does President Obama make in excerpt from "President Barack Obama's State of the Union Address"?

Average wages have gone up in recent years and lessened inequality.

The United States needs to better prepare for the twenty-first century.

The country has the highest unemployment rate in five years.

US citizens play a critical role in strengthening the state of the union.
Question 2
Part B

Which evidence is most relevant to supporting the answer to Part A?

"The cold, hard fact is that even in the midst of recovery, too many Americans are working more than ever just to get by—let alone to get ahead. And too many still aren't working at all."

"Today in America, a teacher spent extra time with a student who needed it and did her part to lift America's graduation rate to its highest levels in more than three decades."

"And for the first time in over a decade, business leaders around the world have declared that China is no longer the world's number one place to invest; America is."

"As president, I'm committed to making Washington work better, and rebuilding the trust of the people who sent us here. And I believe most of you are, too."

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2- were

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4- had known

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