Which statement best completes the list showing the steps in the presidential election process?
1?
2. Parties select their presidential candidates through primaries and
caucuses.
3. Candidates for each party compete in a general election.
O A. National conventions are held to select candidates for the primary
elections
B. Potential presidential candidates form exploratory committees.
O C. Members of the Electoral College meet to nominate presidential
candidates.
O D. The Senate approves a list of candidates for each party's
presidential nomination.

The correct answer is B. Potential presidential candidates form exploratory committees.

Explanation:

An exploratory committee is an organization in American politics that aims to determine whether a candidate should participate in elections or elections to a political function, such as that of the President of the United States.   Under this organizational form, a candidate is allowed to raise funds without complying with the strict rules that apply to official candidates. An exploratory committee must be registered with the Federal Election Committee, which supervises campaign funding.

superior technology and improved medical knowledge to foster imperialism. quinine enabled europeans

to survive tropical diseases and venture into the mosquito-infested interiors of africa and asia. the combination

of the steamboat and the telegraph enabled the western powers to increase their mobility and to quickly respond

to any situations that threatened their dominance. the rapid-fire machine gun also gave them a military advantage

and was in convincing africans and asians to accept western control. the following table summarizes the

causes of the new imperialism:

causes of new imperialism

economic military/political humanitarian/religious technological

need for markets need for military bases white man’s burden new medicine

raw materials national security spread of christianity new weapons

source of investments source of

pride—nationalism

social darwinism

(superiority of western

society)

transportation

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