The political affairs of foreign nations should concern congress less than the issues we face at home.
which statement defines the author’s bias on the topic of american political policy?
the author is neutral on issues of foreign and domestic policy.
the author believes we should balance foreign and domestic policy concerns.
the author supports a greater focus on domestic policy.
the author supports a greater focus on foreign policy.

The author supports a greater focus on domestic policy.

In this statement, the author shows that he is more concerned with the issues that happen within the boundaries of his own country, as opposed to the affairs of international relevance. More importantly, he believes that Congress should also focus more on domestic issues. This shows that the author has a bias in terms of American policy and the duties of Congress.

1. read the following excerpt from franklin d. roosevelt's "fireside chat 19":

on the other side of the picture, we must learn also to know that guerilla warfare against the germans in, let us say serbia or norway, us; that a successful russian offensive against the germans us; and that british successes on land or sea in any part of the world strengthen our hands.

remember always that germany and italy, regardless of any formal declaration of war, consider themselves at war with the united states at this moment just as much as they consider themselves at war with britain or russia. and germany puts all the other republics of the americas into the same category of enemies. the people of our sister republics of this hemisphere can be honored by that fact.  

the true goal we seek is far above and beyond the ugly field of battle. when we resort to force, as now we must, we are determined that this force shall be directed toward ultimate good as well as against immediate evil. we americans are not destroyers — we are builders.

analyze the effectiveness of this excerpt. how does it function within the speech as a whole? how does the structure of the excerpt to convey the speech's purpose and key points? support your argument with evidence from the speech. (10 points)