A stage of a presidential election in which individuals can be said to "test the waters" is the ________
A) prenomination campaign
B) nomination campaign
C) national convention
D) general election campaign
E) electoral college
A
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In today’s American society, what is the primary purpose of the national party conventions that are held in the summer prior to the presidential elections?
a. To showcase the party’s presidential candidate and define the party platform for the upcoming election. b. To interview and narrow the field of candidates for the upcoming primary elections. c. To appoint cabinet members and other officeholders in case the party’s candidate wins the election. d. To seek balance and a cooperative spirit between the two major parties on major issues prior to the election. e. To introduce new legislation to Congress in order to satisfy campaign promises.
When Congress first created a peacetime income tax (in 1895),
A. it distributed the money evenly among the states. B. the president vetoed the legislation. C. several states threatened to secede from the Union. D. the deficit gradually disappeared. E. the Supreme Court declared it unconstitutional.