Because of the Electoral College, presidential candidates generally spend most of their time and resources in ______.
a. competitive states, especially large ones
b. states where there are competitive local races
c. coastal and border states because they are the so-called blue states
d. California, Texas, and New York because they are the biggest states
e. states where they have a comfortable lead in order to extend that lead
a. competitive states, especially large ones
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A) The mean. B) The median. C) The meridian. D) The mode.
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A. ?ruled that African Americans are not persons for the purposes of the Constitution. B. ?tried to stop the development of legal racial segregation known as Jim Crow laws. C. ?stated that schools may not practice any type of racial segregation. D. ?agreed that separation of races is not a violation of the Constitution. E. ?ruled that the practice of slavery must cease before the end of the century.
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A. Allowed the plaintiff to bypass the Bipartisan Campaign Finance Act altogether and directly give campaign contributions to all desirable candidates B. Changed its previous decision on election advertising C. Allowed the defendants to recover campaign spending costs D. Struck down a part of the Bipartisan Campaign Finance Act, thus allowing corporations and unions to spend money in support of candidates
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A. Collective defense B. Self-defense C. A universal approach D. A concert approach E. A unilateral approach