Question

1. part a: which statement best describes the relationship between the arkansas government and the federal government in the text?

a arkansas governor resisted federal laws on integration because of his strong belief in states rights regarding integration.
b. arkansas governor defied federal laws on integration because of local segregationists deeply held beliefs on race.
c. eisenhowers delayed response in the little rock crisis was caused by his fear of violent protests protected by the arkansas government.
d. eisenhower was quick to respond in little rock because he wanted to set an example with the arkansas government on how states shouldnt ignore federal law.

1. part b: which quote from the text best supports your answer to part a?

a \under the pretext of maintaining order but in support of the segregationists, arkansas governor orval faubus mobilized the ark national guard to prevent the little rock nine from entering the sch (paragraph 3)
b. \the situation hearkened back to the dangerous federal - state conflicts of the 19th century that followed the end of the civil war.\ (paragraph 5)

Explanation:

Part A

To solve this, we analyze each option:

• Option A: The Little Rock integration crisis involved Arkansas' governor resisting federal integration laws, rooted in states' rights (the idea that states have authority over certain issues like integration). This aligns with historical context of state - federal tensions over civil rights and states' rights.
• Option B: The governor's resistance was more about states' rights than local segregationists' racial beliefs (though racial beliefs were part of the broader issue, the core legal - political conflict was states' rights).
• Option C: Eisenhower's response was not delayed due to fear of Arkansas - protected protests; he acted to enforce federal law.
• Option D: Eisenhower was not quick to respond initially; he took action when the situation escalated, and the "set an example" framing is not the main reason for his response (the main reason was to enforce federal authority).

So the best description is in Option A.

We need a quote that supports the idea of state - federal conflict over states' rights in integration (from Part A's answer).

• Option A: This quote focuses on the governor supporting segregationists, not on states' rights.
• Option B: The quote "The situation hearkened back to the dangerous federal - state conflicts of the 19th century that followed the end of the Civil War" directly references federal - state conflicts, which ties to the states' rights - based resistance of the Arkansas governor (as in Part A's answer).

Answer:

A. Arkansas' governor resisted federal laws on integration because of his strong belief in state's rights regarding integration.

Part B