Russia continues highly inefficient and environmentally unfriendly oil and gas exploration because sales of such are a major economic boost to the nation. This is best an example of which theory's pessimism about global climate change being solvable?

William G. Mayer contends that frontloading of the presidential nominating process contributes to

a. declining voter turnout in the later stages of the race. b. increasing voter interest and higher voter turnout. c. ideological polarization of the parties. d. ideological moderation of the parties.

?Carpetbaggers would have had the most influence in the drafting of which state constitution?

a. Radical Reconstruction Constitution
b. Reconstruction Constitution
c. Civil War Constitution
d. Republic Constitution
e. Current Constitution