Question

Read the excerpt on the right from President Obama’s inauguration speech. Which issues is Obama addressing?

Check all of the boxes that apply.

the danger of global terrorism

the state of the economy

the threat to the environment

health care

education

energy use
Our economy is badly weakened. . . . Homes have been lost; jobs shed; businesses shuttered. Our health care is too costly; our schools fail too many; and each day brings further evidence that the ways we use energy strengthen our adversaries and threaten our planet.

–President Obama
Inaugural Address
January 20, 2009

Answer 1

Check all except "the danger of global terrorism."

- the state of the economy — yes ("Our economy is badly weakened... Homes have been lost; jobs shed; businesses shuttered.")
- health care — yes ("Our health care is too costly")
- education — yes ("our schools fail too many")
- the threat to the environment — yes ("threaten our planet")
- energy use — yes ("the ways we use energy strengthen our adversaries and threaten our planet")
- the danger of global terrorism — no (not directly mentioned in this excerpt)