1.
PART A: Which of the following best identifies a central idea of the text?

A
President Eisenhower used the Little Rock crisis as an excuse to display the federal government’s power over states.
B
Segregationists made solid arguments against integration in their protests that prompted many Americans to protest integration.
C
The public crisis in Little Rock made many Americans determined to have the federal government enforce segregation.
D
The Little Rock Nine helped break racial barriers in American education despite great opposition.