What was welles's reaction to the public panic caused by his radio broadcast of the war of the worlds? a. he could not believe that so many listeners had thought the events described in the broadcast were real. b. he was annoyed that he had to answer so many pointless questions. c. he was angry that people hadn't listened to the show's disclaimers. d. he was happy to have gotten so much attention from the public.

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.