Why might residents of West Virginia oppose limitations on carbon emissions?
a. West Virginians believe they have very clean air.
b. Many West Virginians fear that such limitations would reduce property values.
c. Many West Virginians fear such legislation would entail higher local taxes.
d. Many West Virginians are involved with coalmining.
d. Many West Virginians are involved with coalmining.
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A) Bernie Sanders B) Hillary Clinton C) Mike Pence D) Donald Trump E) Barack Obama
Which of the following involves foreign intervention in the Global South?
a. Sending physicians to help eradicate disease. b. Attaching conditions to foreign aid. c. Providing funds to the World Health Organization. d. Providing funding for research into Ebola vaccines.
Critics of the judicial selection process in Texas complain that
a. judges' reliance on campaign contributions compromises their independence, and partisan elections permit judges to be corrupted by campaign contributions. b. partisan elections permit judges to be corrupted by campaign contributions, and the process is undemocratic. c. the process is undemocratic, and voters should have no role in determining who should be judges. d. judges' reliance on campaign contributions compromises their independence, and voters should have no role in determining who should be judges. e. partisan elections permit judges to be corrupted by campaign contributions, and voters should have no role in determining who should be judges.
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