Question

chapter 3 section 1 skillbuilder practice making inferences do you know the expression “to read between the lines”? it means to look for information that is implied rather than stated directly by the author or speaker. reading between the lines requires you to look for clues that give you insights into what a person really believes or thinks. these insights are known as inferences. practice making inferences by reading the quote on this page by thomas jefferson. then answer the questions that follow. (see skillbuilder handbook, p. r10.) \with all our blessings, what more is necessary to make us a happy and a prosperous people? still one thing more, fellow - citizens—a wise and frugal government, which shall restrain men from injuring one another, shall leave them otherwise free to regulate their own pursuits of industry and improvement, and shall not take from the mouth of labor the bread that it has earned. this is the sum of good government.\ from thomas jefferson’s first inaugural address, 1801 1. what does jefferson say are the goals of a good government? 2. what can you infer from this list of goals about jefferson’s attitude toward government spending? explain. 3. what can you infer about jefferson’s attitude toward taxation? explain. 4. based on this quotation, would you expect jefferson to increase or decrease the power of the federal government during his term of office? 5. what evidence on text page 113 supports your inference?

Explanation:

1. Jefferson states that the goals of a good government are to restrain people from injuring one another, allow them freedom to regulate their own industry - related pursuits, and not take the earnings of labor.
2. His mention of a "frugal Government" implies he prefers limited government spending as it should not take from the earnings of labor.
3. The statement about not taking from the mouth of labor what it has earned suggests he is against excessive taxation.
4. Given his preference for a limited - role government, one would expect him to decrease the power of the federal government.
5. Since the question refers to an unspecified text on page 113, no specific evidence can be provided from the given information.

Answer:

1. To restrain people from injuring one another, leave them free to regulate their own industry - related pursuits, and not take the earnings of labor.
2. He prefers limited government spending as he wants a frugal government that doesn't take from labor's earnings.
3. He is against excessive taxation as he doesn't want the government to take what labor has earned.
4. Decrease the power of the federal government.
5. No specific evidence can be provided from the given information.