What are "wedge issues" and why would they be important in a tight campaign?
What will be an ideal response?
An ideal response will:
1, Define wedge issues as issues on which the other party's coalition is divided.
2, Note that a substantial number of voters are persuadable because they disagree with their preferred candidate on at least one issue, such as pro-choice Republicans or pro-Second Amendment Democrats.
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Identify one major flaw in the current United Nations
A) Larger nations maintain greater influence over world financial issues. B) The organization receives support from the International Monetary Fund with no real way to repay those funds. C) The U.N. has too much power and thus maintains strict authority over international security matters. D) Permanent members of the Security Council maintain the right to veto anything they dislike.
Which of the following is NOT a reason that the states involved in Bretton Woods were able to come to such a farreaching level of agreement?
a. There were only a few states involved, making agreement easier. b. The states involved shared a common currency and domestic economic strategy. c. The United States and Britain were able to compromise between their contrasting ideologies. d. The United States was willing to assume the burden of hegemonic leadership.