The 1997 legislative elections were historic for Mexico as ________
A. the PRI obtained complete majority and gained the ability to control both executive
and branches of the government
B. the PRI allowed election of members of Senate through the majority rule
C. major economic and social reforms were implemented in the country
D. the divided government in Mexico came to an end during these elections
E. the opposition won more seats than the PRI for the first time since independence
E
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A. implementing mandatory retirement ages for judges so that Roosevelt could appoint new judges who would be sympathetic to his New Deal programs. B. the opportunity to appoint as many as six new justices that would give the Court a majority of justices sympathetic to his New Deal programs C. the opportunity to appoint as many as six new justices that would give the Court a majority of justices who would consistently rule congressional actions unconstitutional D. the opportunity to appoint as many as six new justices that would give the Court a majority of justices who would be sympathetic to the United States fighting in Europe
British colonialism contributed to the establishment of democracy in India by
a. significantly reducing the power of traditional elites. b. creating effective political institutions such as the civil service. c. eliminating the caste system. d. allowing Indians to serve in the majority of administrative positions. e. all of these.
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a. ordinal b. nominal c. ratio d. interval
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