In the 2004 presidential election, one of Minnesota's ten electors voted for vice presidential candidate John Edwards for president instead of presidential candidate John Kerry. This is known as a(n)

Which of the following demonstrates how a family’s economic background can shape a person’s political opinions?

a. A child who grew up during the Great Depression becomes an activist for improvements to the welfare system. b. A child whose family attended church services regularly works to secure government funds for religious organizations at public schools. c. Children who attended public schools advocate the voucher system as adults. d. Someone whose parents regularly debated the merits of the Vietnam War at the dinner table becomes a journalist who covers the political ramifications of the military activity in Afghanistan. e. The child of political refugees from Czechoslovakia writes extensively on oppression in the Middle East.

Which best describes the role of the battle of the Alamo in Texas's political myths?

A. It revealed the importance of government provision for the common defense. B. It showed the dangers of frontier settlement in areas with indigenous populations. C. It showed the uniqueness of a political order that included independence. D. It set a precedent that the federal government can never intervene in the affairs of Texas.