Benjamin franklin’s famous phrase that the united states was "a republic, madam, if you can keep it" suggests that citizens have a key role in sustaining american democracy. describe ch. 1 examples that demonstrate how american citizens have "kept the republic." do you consider these examples as successes? why or why not?

the answer is d. amendments.

even though you have attached neither the chart nor the generalizations, i have located them online. the right answer is d, since they are asking you about a generalization. you can only infer from the chart that between 2008 and 2009 the number of employed workers decreased significantly (from over 115 millions to 107 millions approximately), which signals some type of economic crisis.