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Question: Read the excerpt from Franklin Roosevelt’s first fireside chat on March 12, 1933, to answer the question. Which statement best characterizes the leadership skills Roosevelt demonstrates in this excerpt?

Responses:

He led by teaching Americans about subjects he thought they should know.

He led by explaining his policies in a way most Americans could understand.

He led by investing the government's money in different forms of credit, such as bonds.

He led by instructing Americans on how to invest their money to save the banks.

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He led by explaining his policies in a way most Americans could understand.

Roosevelt used plain, conversational language in the fireside chat to calmly explain the bank measures, the reasons for them, and what people should expect — building understanding and confidence rather than giving technical lectures or investment instructions.