Charles is giving a persuasive speech, a speech encouraging action from the audience, about the united nations. which thesis statement would you recommend charles use? a. the organizational structure of the united nations, namely consensus voting in the security council, makes it incapable of preventing war between major powers. the united states should propose the united nations be given the ability to prevent war(s) in the future. b. the united nations is incapable of preventing war between major powers. c. the organizational structure of the united nations is ineffective and needs a major overhaul. d. the organizational structure of the united nations consists of the general assembly, the security council, the economic and social council, the secretariat, and the international court of justice.

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.

the correct answer would be d.