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by Barbara Jordan We were further cautioned today that perhaps these proceedings ought to be delayed because certainly there would be new evidence forthcoming from the President of the United States. There has not even been an obfuscated indication that this committee would receive any additional materials from the President. The committee subpoena is outstanding, and if the President wants to supply that material, the committee sits here. The fact is that on yesterday, the American people waited with great anxiety for eight hours, not knowing whether their President would obey an order of the Supreme Court of the United States. At this point, I would like to juxtapose a few of the impeachment criteria with some of the actions the President has engaged in. Impeachment criteria: James Madison, from the Virginia ratification convention. "If the President be connected in any suspicious manner with any person and there be grounds to believe that he will shelter him, he may be impeached."
Which of the following excerpts from the passage features an allusion? (1 point) "We were further cautioned today that perhaps these O proceedings ought to be delayed because certainly there would be new evidence forthcoming from the President of the United States." "The committee subpoena is outstanding, and if the President wants to supply that material, the committee sits here." "Impeachment criteria: James Madison, from the Virginia ratification convention. 'If the President be connected in any suspicious manner with any person and there be grounds to believe that he will shelter him, he may be impeached." "The fact is that on yesterday, the American people waited with Ogreat anxiety for eight hours, not knowing whether their President would obey an order of the Supreme Court of the United States."

Answer 1

The excerpt that features an allusion is:

"Impeachment criteria: James Madison, from the Virginia ratification convention. 'If the President be connected in any suspicious manner with any person and there be grounds to believe that he will shelter him, he may be impeached.'"

This sentence alludes to James Madison and the principles discussed during the Virginia ratification convention, invoking historical context regarding impeachment criteria.