The 2008 presidential election was important because it ______.

A. demonstrated that African Americans are still not taken seriously as presidential candidates
B. split the nation along racial lines
C. demonstrated that a woman could not run for the presidency unless she stressed "women's issues"
D. demonstrated that women and African Americans can be serious contenders for the presidency


D. demonstrated that women and African Americans can be serious contenders for the presidency

Political Science

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If your research does NOT include a treatment or control group, what type of research are you conducting?

a) experimental research b) causal-comparative research c) descriptive research d) quasi-experimental research

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Discuss the following national trends related to the U.S. workforce: labor force participation by women and unemployment rates of certain demographic groups.

What will be an ideal response?

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The League of Nations failed primarily due to the failure of collective security

Indicate whether this statement is true or false.

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