In 1860, Abraham Lincoln was elected president with
a. a majority of both popular and electoral votes.
b. a majority of popular votes and less than a majority of electoral votes.
c. less than a majority of both popular and electoral votes.
d. less than a majority of popular votes and a majority of electoral votes.
d
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In __________, for the first time, the majority of Americans lived in towns and cities with populations greater than 2,500
A) 1900 B) 1910 C) 1920 D) 1930
All of the following were aspects of liberalism except
a. that the legitimacy of government emanates from the freely given consent of the governed. b. that state officials must be responsible to the representatives of the people rather than to the monarch. c. that democracy, not monarchy, is the ideal form of government. d. a dislike for the monopolization of government by the nobility.
Why might modern Iranians see their country as having long played a pivotal role in the affairs of the wider world?
A) It had a strategic location that was a crossroads for those traveling between the Mediterranean and China and/or India. B) The Persians successfully mediated between the Muslims and the Hindus of India. C) Their peoples had emerged from the central Asian steppes with a highly organized government already in place. D) With their entrance into Persia, the Persians brought much-needed agricultural skills. E) Though mostly nomadic in the beginning, the Persians quickly settled down and established important trading centers.
According to the U.S. Constitution, members of the electoral college a?re chosen by
A) ?the governor of the state. B) voters. C) ?state conventions. D) ?state legislatures. E) ?Congress.