Read the excerpt from the Judge Irving Kaufman’s statement sentencing Julius and Ethel Rosenberg to be executed in 1951.

"No one can say that we do not live in a constant state of tension. We have evidence of your treachery all around us every day—for the civilian defense activities throughout the nation are aimed at preparing us for an atom bomb attack.”

Based on the excerpt, which is the best reason that the Rosenbergs’ actions required such a severe sentence?

There was a need to make citizens fear being called communist.
The sentence was needed to ease the tension Americans were feeling.
The secrets given to the USSR could leave the US open to atomic attack.
The judge wanted to make Americans watch their neighbors for signs of treason.

The proposed downtown mall development will cause severe economic harm to our city. i, like everyone else here, am concerned about the troubled economy, and we all know the importance of job creation — especially here - but these concerns shouldn't push us to blindly support supposed "job creators" without first looking at the data. the truth is that when jobs are created in one place, they're usually destroyed somewhere else. studies have shown that for every job created by a mall, at least one job in a local business is lost. as the former owner of two long-standing small businesses in our community, i know all too well the power of these big commercial chains. my fellow citizens, we have watched this evil evolve for decades, and it's time to take a stand. these new chain stores may be able to offer lower prices on some goods, but they also take money out of our community to pay distant executives and shareholders. if we oppose what is the author's point of view?