Which statement describes the shift in the U.S. party system that began in the 1980s?
a. The two parties have become more polarized.
b. The Republican Party has shrunk significantly.
c. The Democratic Party has shifted its coalition.
d. The two parties have adopted roughly the same platforms.
a
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A) middle-aged white male B) middle-aged African American C) middle-aged white male lawyer D) middle-aged white male Protestant E) having a college degree
If you were the leader of a country that was looking for a long-term loan to build roads and schools, which of the following organizations would you be most likely to ask?
A) WTO? B) ?GATT C) ?IMF D) ?World Bank E) ?International Criminal Court
Who determines the members of the Electoral College in any given presidential election?
a. Nobody really knows – it is one of the great mysteries under the Constitution b. The voters in each state c. The national majority of voters d. The majority party in each state’s legislature
The Partition that led to the formation of the separate states of India and Pakistan
a. was supported by Mohandas Gandhi. b. occurred without any kind of interethnic violence. c. resulted in hardly any migration and displacement as the Muslim and Hindu populations were largely already settled in accordance to the Partition's boundaries. d. was brought about, at least in part, due to tensions between the Hindu and Muslim populations. e. was the result of a decision by the United Nations.