In 1998, the year of the Monica Lewinsky scandal, it was the first time since 1934 that
A) the president's party gained seats in Congress in a mid-term election.
B) the president's party lost seats in Congress in a mid-term election.
C) the party in opposition to the president gained seats after a presidential scandal.
D) a reapportionment was called.
E) bloc voting occurred in congressional elections.
A
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a. Voters generally vote for candidates from their party, regardless of economic conditions. b. Voters generally vote for the incumbent when economic conditions are good, regardless of their party identification. c. Voters with weak partisan identification, vote for the incumbent, or the incumbent party’s candidate, when economic conditions are good, but they vote for the other party’s candidate when conditions are bad. d. Economic factors are always more important than party identification.
The Indian caste system is embedded in its political culture
Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
A war launched to eliminate a perceived threat before it materializes is referred to as which of the following?
a. War of necessity b. Preventive war c. Preemptive war d. Just-war doctrine
Researcher X has proposed a project in which she will interview several immigrants from other countries to find out why they chose to move to the United States. This study is an example of which kind of social research?
A. descriptive B. exploratory C. explanatory D. evaluation