What is the difference between Shia and Sunni Muslims?
What will be an ideal response?
Sunni Muslims represent the majority of Muslims and believe that the rightful successor to the Prophet Muhammad was Abu Bakr. Shia Muslims, on the other hand, are a minority and believe that the rightful successor to the Prophet was Ali. Additionally, Shia Muslims make more literal interpretations of the Quran.
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b. In practice, this doctrine will lead to ethnic cleansing because of its reliance on nationalism as a motivatinginfluence. c. Self-determination does not lead to violence. d. Self-determination can lead to violence because the group in control feels a need to extinguish all those whoare outside of the group.
Beginning 2015, the clout of Democrat U.S. Senators Dianne Feinstein and Barbara Boxer
a. increased because of their growing seniority. b. increased because of promotions in the Democratic party leadership. c. decreased because of defeats in the Senate Democratic caucus. d. decreased because Republicans won control of the U.S. Senate.
Which of the following would fall into the original jurisdiction of the Supreme Court?
a. a case involving a lawsuit brought by a citizen of Oregon against a citizen of Washington b. a decision made in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit c. the repeal of the military's "don't ask, don't tell" policy d. any case involving women's reproductive rights
Which of the following opposed legislation that would have established the Medicare program?
A) the majority of the American people B) the National Rifle Association C) the American Medical Association D) none of the above E) the American Social Action Committee