Which describes a unique feature of the 2008 presidential election? (select all that apply)
a. for the first time, an african american was elected president of the united states.
b. both major parties nominated women for president.
c. it was the first election in which the winner lost the popular vote but won the electoral vote.
d. it is the only election in which a third party candidate won the majority of electoral votes.

The correct answer is A. The 2008 presidential election was the first time that an African American was elected president of the United States.

Explanation:

The 2008 presidential elections took place on November 4th and, as usual, were anticipated by almost two years of electoral campaign and by primaries for the selection of candidates. The challenge was countered by the Republican candidate John McCain and the democratic candidate Barack Obama, who finally won the election. On January 20, 2009, Obama, the first African-American to be elected head of the country, was sworn in as the 44th president of the United States and took office.

native americans suffered high rates of poverty and unemployment.

during the late 1960s and early 1970sthe need for political militancy grew among the native americans. throughout the 1960s, they had been the nation's poorest minority group, the most deprived group, according to practically every socioeconomic measure. in 1970, the indian unemployment rate was 10 times the national average, and 40 percent of the native american people were below the poverty line.

the government paid religious orders to provide basic education to native american children on reservations. in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the bureau of indian affairs (bia) founded additional boarding schools based on the assimilation model of the off-reservation carlisle indian industrial school.