[单项选择]To broaden their voting appeal in the Presidential election of 1796, the Federalists selected Thomas Pinckney, a leading South Carolinian, as running mate for the New Englander John Adams. But Pinckney’s Southern friends chose to ignore their party’s intentions and regarded Pinckney as a Presidential candidate, creating a political situation that Alexander Hamilton was determined to exploit. Hamilton had long been wary of Adams’ stubbornly independent brand of politics and preferred to see his running mate, over whom he could exert more control, in the President’s chair.
The election was held under the system originally established by the Constitution. At that time there was but a single tally, with the candidate receiving the largest number of electoral votes declared President and the candidate with the second largest number declared Vice President. Hamilton anticipated that all the Federalists in the North would vote for Adams and Pinckney equally in an attempt to ensure that J
A. larger margin of victory for John Adams
B. victory for Thomas Jefferson
C. Federalist defeat in the Senate
D. victory for Thomas Pinckney

[单项选择]To broaden their voting appeal in the Presidential election of 1796, the Federalists selected Thomas Pinckney, a leading South Carolinian, as running mate for the New Englander John Adams. But Pinckney’s Southern friends chose to ignore their party’s intentions and regarded Pinckney as a Presidential candidate, creating a political situation that Alexander Hamilton was determined to exploit. Hamilton had long been wary of Adams’ stubbornly independent brand of politics and preferred to see his running mate, over whom he could exert more control, in the President’s chair.
The election was held under the system originally established by the Constitution. At that time there was but a single tally, with the candidate receiving the largest number of electoral votes declared President and the candidate with the second largest number declared Vice President. Hamilton anticipated that all the Federalists in the North would vote for Adams and Pinckney equally in an attempt to ensure that J
A. propose reforms of the procedures for electing the President and Vice-President
B. condemn Alexander Hamilton for interfering in the election of 1796
C. describe the political events that lead to John Adams’ victory in the 1796 Presidential election
D. contrast the political philosophy of the Federalists to that of Thomas Jefferson

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To broaden their voting appeal in the Presidential election of 1796, the Federalists selected Thomas Pinckney, a leading South Carolinian, as running mate for the Newt Englander John Adams. But Pinckney’s Southern friends chose to ignore their party’s intentions and regarded Pinckney as Presidential candidate, creating a political situation that Alexander Hamilton was determined to exploit. Hamilton had long been wary of Adams’s stubbornly independent brand of politics and preferred to see his running mate, over whom he could exert more control, in the president’s chair.
The election was held under the system originally established by the Constitution. At that time there was but a single tally, with the candidate receiving the largest number of electoral votes declared President and candidate with the second largest number declared Vice- President. Hamilton anticipated that all the Federalists in the North wo
A. How many votes were cast for John Adams in the 1796 Presidential election
B. Under the voting system originally set up by the Constitution, how many votes did each elector cast
C. Who was Jefferson’s running mate in the 1796 Presidential election
D. What became of Alexander Hamilton after his plan to have Thomas Pinckney elected President failed

[单项选择]Democrats following the presidential campaign are divided into two factions these days: people who are frustrated that John Kerry isn’t crushing President Bush in polls, and people who say Kerry is in great shape compared to past challengers.
"Gas prices are up, the stock market is down, Iraq is a mess, and John Kerry is saying to himself, ’How am I going to beat this guy’" David Letterman joked Monday night on CBS, summing up the sentiments of the first group.
Kerry’s team says it’s amazing that he’s fled with a wartime president after a $60 million ad campaign against him. "They (the Bush campaign) thought they would unleash this and we would be standing before you dead. That is not the case," Kerry’s campaign manager, Mary Beth Cahill, said in an interview Tuesday.
Bush has been under siege for weeks over violence against Americans in Iraq and the Iraqi prisoner-abuse scandal.
Despite Bush’s difficult stretch, most polls show the presidential race tied. Kerry’s i
A. George W. Bush & John Kennedy
B. Bill Clinton & Bill Clinton
C. George W. Bush & Bill Clinton
D. George W. Bush & John Kerry

[填空题]Voting is related to socioeconomic status.

[单项选择]An analyst does research about shareholders voting. With respect to shareholders voting for a candidate for the board of directors, which of the following is most likely to allow shareholders to direct their total voting rights to specific candidates（）
A. Statutory voting.
B. Cumulative voting.
C. Proxy voting.

[简答题]In Netherlands, the project to broaden river channels costs the country______.

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Mixing populism and celebrity, Clinton dances into office with a week-long multimillion-dollar party full of stars, saxophone music and presidential hugs.
The Party was held in a way never seen since World War Ⅱ. Many movie and music stars showed up, offering their wishes to a new administration. They sang songs like "You know Bill’s gonna get this Country straight. " "93! You and me! U-hi-tee! /Time to past with Big Bill and Hillaree. "
The stars came out in constellation because they recognized Clinton one of their own.Not just that he plays the saxophone, a little. Or that Hillary is a smart, tough lawyer,like most Hollywood moguls. What matters is that Clinton is a beacon of middle-class charm, a love of being loved, a believer in the importance of image, metaphor, style. And he is an ace manipulator of media, selling his symbols directly to the people on TV, without the interference of
A. Clinton held a party and danced with film stars and musicians, and hugged his guests
B. Clinton went into his office followed by, rich film stars and musicians wanted to be hugged by the president
C. Clinton started his term of president’s work with a week-long gala of celebrities and music to celebrate the event
D. Clinton spent a great deal of money to give a party of dance and music to please the film stars and important people

[单项选择]Of all the American Presidents, whose presidential term is the longest
A. George Washington.
B. Thomas Jefferson.
C. Abraham Lincoln.
D. Franklin Roosevelt.

[单项选择]Politician: Pundits claim that by voting for candidates who promise to cut taxes, people show that they want the government to provide fewer services than it has been providing. By that reasoning, however, people who drink too much alcohol at a party in the evening want a headache the next morning.
Which of the following could replace the statement about people who drink too much without undermining the force of the politician’s argument
A. People who spend more money than they can afford want the things they spend that money on.
B. People who seek different jobs than they currently have do not want to work at all.
C. People who buy new cars want to own cars that are under manufacturer’s warranty.
D. People who decide to stay in bed a few extra minutes on a workday morning want to have to rush to arrive at work on time.
E. (E) People who buy lottery tickets want the economic freedom that winning the lottery would bring.

[填空题]The Oscar voting process begins in December of each year.