Everybody picked up the song in ’30 and ’31. bands were playing it and records were made. when roosevelt was a candidate for president, the republicans got pretty worried about it. some of the network radio people were told to lay low on the song. in some cases, they tried to ban it from the air. but it was too late. the song had already done its damage.

based on the excerpt and your knowledge of american history, which statement is most accurate?
a. republican president hoover was immensely popular with the public.
b. herbert hoover was instrumental in the recovery of the american economy.
c. the democrats won the election due to the success of harburg’s song.
d. franklin roosevelt, a democrat, won the election of 1932.

13 points : ) which two aspects of scrooge's character does this excerpt from a christmas carol by charles dickens reveal? "i wish to be left alone," said scrooge. "since you ask me what i wish, gentlemen, that is my answer. i don’t make merry myself at christmas and i can't afford to make idle people merry. i to support the establishments i have mentioned—they cost enough; and those who are badly off must go there." "many can’t go there; and many would rather die." "if they would rather die," said scrooge, "they had better do it, and decrease the surplus population. besides—excuse me—i don't know that." "but you might know it," observed the gentleman. his stingy attitude and conduct his distrust of government institutions his indifference to others' suffering his support for the community