A party platform is
a. an oral statement regarding the most important issues.
b. a written statement of the most important issues.
c. a written statement of all the issues the party is dealing with.
d. the stage on which the parties present their positions.
e. the event in which the president agrees to the parties' positions.
B
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a. succeeded in slowing the growth of the superpowers' nuclear arsenals. b. were unsuccessful in restraining both the quantitative and qualitative arms race. c. were successful in restraining the quantitative and qualitative arms race. d. were successful in restraining the qualitative arms race but not the quantitative arms race.
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