Implied the main idea of the paragraph. We often hear that Americans are strongly divided and can find no middle ground. It seems we are split right in half and there in no majority agreement on anything. But is that really true?…

original oratory is a competitive event in the national speech and debate association, stoa usa, national catholic forensic league, and other high school forensic competitions in which competitors deliver an original speech on a subject of their choosing, though the speech must be factual.racial discrimination refers to discrimination against individuals on the basis of their race. policies of racial segregation may formalize it, but it is also often exerted without being legalized and also it means facing injustice.

a is is the correct answer

the underline word is basically like a prepositional phrase.