Question

Which of these best explains how student activism was related to the silent majority?

Answer 1

Answer:

• President Richard Nixon believed that it was the responsibility of the silent majority not to let the vocal minority take over the media.

Explanation:

Nixon approached the "silent majority" of Americans to rally against Blacks and liberals. VP Spiro Agnew assaulted the press for its purportedly "liberal predisposition." Agnew condemned liberal associations like the American Civil Liberties Union for guarding protesters.

Answer 2

The statement that best explains how student activism was related to the silent majority was; President Nixon believed that it was the responsibility of the silent majority not to let the vocal minority take over the media.