The term convention bump refers to ______.
a. the danger of a front-runner stumbling badly after the convention
b. the staged hoopla surrounding a nominee’s acceptance speech
c. the opinion poll spike that most candidates enjoy immediately after the convention
d. persuading delegates assigned to other candidates to vote for the presumptive nominee
e. convincing the candidate’s primary-election rivals to support him at the convention
c. the opinion poll spike that most candidates enjoy immediately after the convention
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a. The late 1820s process of jurisdictions sending delegates to a central location b. The 2012 election in which the spending for federal races exceeded half a billion dollars c. The early 1900s process of tying candidates closely to existing party leaders through caucuses d. The 1972 adopted comprehensive set of recommendations that recast the ground rules for delegate selection
The constitutional argument supporting segregation was that "separate but equal" did not violate the Fourteenth Amendment as long as "equal" facilities were provided
Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
According to APA rules for in-text citations, when is it appropriate to use the designation "et al." in place of author names on the first citation?
a. if there are more than 6 authors b. if there is more than 1 author c. each time an article is cited (if at least 1 author) d. none of the above is correct
Which of the following presidents is not recognized for his use of breakthrough technology to revolutionize political campaigning?
A) Barack Obama B) John F. Kennedy ? C) Franklin Delano Roosevelt ? D) Andrew Jackson ? E) George Washington