A ______ election is an election that determines a party’s nominees for office.

Which of the following questions is NOT one that needs to be asked by a critical reader of party platforms?

a. Whose platform is it, and what do you know about that party’s basic political positions? b. Do opinion polls show this platform was supported by voters at the time it was written? c. Who is the audience? d. What statements reflect values, and which are statements of fact? e. What is your reaction to the platform?

Which of the following statements is NOT true about the annexation of Texas by the United States?

a. Many Northerners opposed the annexation of Texas because it permitted slavery. b. Britain encouraged annexation. c. Texas retained its public lands when it was annexed. d. Texas retained its debts when it was annexed. e. Prior to annexation, Texas sought international recognition from France.