In order to combat the high costs of a college education, direct federal loans to college students were considered. This is an example of which of the following?

What event triggered the widespread unrest in the Middle East known as the "Arab Spring?"

a. The suicide of a street vendor in Tunisia in 2010 b. The success of an alleged U. S. computer virus in damaging Iran's nuclear enrichment program c. The killing of Muammar Qaddafi by rebels in Libya d. The assassination of a Saudi prince in Washington, D.C. by Iranian spies

Both parties in 1800 used congressional caucuses to select presidential nominees because it was __________

A)required by the Constitution B)an expedient method C) the most democratic method D)mandated by federal law