Because White males predominated in the lower-level public offices and private careers that are the most common stepping-stones to Congress, ______.
A. laws were made to help women and minorities get elected
B. special programs allow training for women and minorities once they are in Congress
C. the election is mere formality
D. Congress has remained overwhelmingly White and male
Answer: D
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A) The United States misperceived the importance of regions such as the Sudetenland in World War II, a mistake from which we learned during the Cold War. B) Misperception led to delayed U.S. involvement in the Cold War, while it led Americans to hastily deploy troops in World War II. C) Americans in World War II underestimated the reach of foreign powers, later overestimating the importance of small regions during the Cold War. D) The rampant spread of Nazism led Americans to misperceive Hitler's reach; similarly, we overestimated Soviet influence in Eurasia.
_______ theories claim to describe and account for an entire body of human behavior.
a. Global b. Narrow c. Mid-range d. Societal