Which of the following is important when a primary scheduled as heavily front-loaded as it was in 2008?
a. a clear stance on the issues
b. the ability to raise money
c. a comprehensive general election strategy
d. a steady, slow building following with the primary electorate < < <

which of the following would be most likely to occur if there is no nominating step in american electoral politics?
a. many people run in the best most qualified candidate would win < < < <
b. many people would run in the winter it would be an elected with a relatively small percentage of the vote
c. fewer people would run in the most votes will be wasted
d. fewer people with one and the differences between the candidates will be made very stark

i have no idea lets guess a

explanation:

1. ford: gerald ford´s presidency, from 1974 to 1977, faced high inflation, named it public enemy nº1, and created the win program (whip inflation now).

2. carter: president from 1977 to 1981, carter had controversial poitions over abortion, but yet, he enforce the roe vs wade decision, which had pro-choice content.

3. reagan. for his eloquency and powerful speeches in his mandates, from 1981 to 1989, reagan earned this nickname, “the great communicator” .

4. george h w bush: despite many presidents had important roles in managing and trying to end the cold war, it was in bush sr's mandate that the berlin wall was materially destroyed, and he was visited by gorbachev in the uspresident from 1989 to 1993.

5. clinton: defense of marriage act. clinton signed this controvesial act, which defined marriage and spouses in strict heterosexual perspective, that was later declard unconstitutional by the us supreme court.

6. george w bush: in the begining of his presidency, which lasted until 2009, bush jr faced the greatest terrorist attacks in us and probably the worlds history, in september, 11 of 2001.

7. obama: in attempts to cease a great economical crisis, barack obama signed the controversial recovery act in february 2009, which handled 780-billion dollars.