The Following Questions Refer to the Excerpt Below

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Multiple Choice

The following questions refer to the excerpt below.
"…There are two ideas of government.There are those who believe that,if you will only legislate to make the well-to-do prosperous,their prosperity will leak through on those below.The Democratic idea,however,has been that if you legislate to make the masses prosperous,their prosperity will find its way up through every class which rests upon them…Having behind us the producing masses of this nation and the world,supported by the commercial interests,the laboring interests,and the toilers everywhere we will answer their demand for a gold standard by saying to them: You shall not press down upon the brow of labor this crown of thorns;you shall not crucify mankind upon a cross of gold."
William Jennings Bryan,1896
-This excerpt would be most useful to historians as a source of information about which of the following?

• A) The reasons the new immigrants immigrated to the U.S.
• B) The suppression of labor rights
• C) Government supporting commercial and trade interests
• D) The instability of the nation's currency

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Definitions:

Proximal Processes

Reciprocal interactions between a person and her immediate external environment, including other people, the physical environment, or informational sources such as books or movies. In Bronfenbrenner’s biological model, all developments are a function of these processes.

Bronfenbrenner's Model

A theoretical model proposing that human development is influenced by various types of environmental systems, from immediate family to broader societal contexts.

Immediate Environment

denotes the direct surroundings or conditions in which a person lives or operates, impacting their behavior and development.

Incremental Change

Gradual alterations or developments over time that accumulate to produce significant overall change.