Read the paragraph. cathy promised jordan that when she went to court she would not disclose any information about his involvement with the burglary. she knew he was remorseful for his crime and she was afraid that he would be angry with her if she got him in trouble. when she stood in front of the judge, she took an oath that her testimony was true. crossing her fingers behind her back, cathy willingly told a lie to protect her friend. however, her false statements were obvious to the judge and jury, and cathy found herself in a mess of legal trouble because of her perjury. what information from the paragraph most effectively indicates the meaning of perjury?

Cathy willingly told a lie to protect her friend. However, her false statements were obvious to the judge .

-Cathy willingly told a lie

-she took an oath that her testimony was true

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.