While still serving as governor, but with his eyes on the presidency, George W. Bush __________
a. spent little time at the statehouse as a result of his continual national campaigning
b. successfully pushed the first state voucher for schools program in the United States
c. instituted standardized testing known as the TAKS, a precursor to No Child Left Behind
d. wooed socially conservative voters by banning all stem cell research in the state of Texas
Answer: a
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In 1987, the Senate refused to confirm the nomination of __________ to the Supreme Court
a. Antonin Scalia b. Earl Warren c. Robert Bork d. John Roberts
Political scientist Phillip Converse refers to a “normal vote.” In the context of the political party, what is meant by this term?
a. There are no controversies involved in the electoral outcome. b. The election has one Democrat and one Republican, with no third party candidates. c. A certain number of Democratic votes will be cast by Democrats and a certain predictable number of Republican votes will be cast by Republican voters. d. In this type of vote, a predictable amount of voters turn out and participate. e. The results of the election are not dramatic or realigning.