In the 1992 national elections, Democratic candidate Bill Clinton
a. campaigned as a "new Democrat" who proposed to move away from his party's traditional liberalism.
b. campaigned on a platform criticizing President Bush's leadership in the Persian Gulf War.
c. effectively prevented third-party candidate Ross Perot from taking votes away from the Democrats.
d. stayed away from economic issues because of the growing prosperity under President Bush.
e. proved inarticulate and unable to respond to sharp Republican attacks on his character and record.
a
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Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
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A. President Clinton's heavy reliance on American military might to solve international problems ended with the U. S. involvement in Bosnia. B. President Clinton's willingness to use American military might to end civil wars in developing nations was apparent in his decision to send troops to end the genocide in Rwanda. C. President Clinton's reluctance to intervene militarily in foreign countries may be seen in his refusal to yield to congressional demands that he send troops to Iraq to overthrow Saddam Hussein. D. President Clinton's mistrust of foreign military interventions was strengthened by the difficulties that followed U.S. involvement in Somalia.
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a. new land taxes. b. marriage licenses. c. a military draft. d. a more severe penal code.
Which of the following is NOT consistent with the Delhi Sultanate?
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