Contract with America

Accountability. The government is too big and spends too much, and Congress and unelected bureaucrats have become so entrenched to be unresponsive to the public they are supposed to serve. The GOP contract restores accountability to government.

Responsibility. Bigger government and more federal programs usurp personal responsibility from families and individuals. The GOP contract restores a proper balance between government and personal responsibility.

Opportunity. The American Dream is out of the reach of too many families because of burdensome government regulations and harsh tax laws. The GOP contract restores the American dream.

This excerpt demonstrates the reason for which of the following political changes in 1994?

A. It presented changes in government that led to Pres. George W. Bush being elected.

B. It convinced Americans that government needed major changes and led to a switch from a Republican controlled Congress to a Democratic controlled Congress.

C. The contract provided changes in government that appealed to Americans at that time, leading to a majority of seats in Congress being held by Republicans.

D. Pres. Clinton was reelected, giving Democrats full control of Congress.