Question
4x Choose the statements that CORRECTLY describe the Election of 1988. A Ronald Reagan declined to run for reelection. B Michael Dukakis chose a woman to be his running mate. C Civil rights leader Jesse Jackson was a major candidate for the Democrats. D Controversy over results in Florida slowed the election results from being finalized. E George H.W. Bush became the first sitting Vice President to win election in over a ce
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Answer
A C E
Explanation
The passage is speaking expressly about the 1988 U.S. Presidential election. In this context: Choice A. Ronald Reagan was the 40th American president from 1981 to 1989. After being elected twice, he could not run again due to the 22nd Amendment. So Answer A is correct.B. Michael Dukakis was the Democrat nominee who ran against George H.W. Bush in the 1988 election, but he did not pick a woman as his running mate, instead he ran along with Lloyd Bentsen. Thereby, option B is wrong.Option C stipulates that Jesse Jackson, a noted civil rights champion, had considerable sway in the Democratic Party during the election cycle. This is indeed accurate and happened during the selection process of primary bid, but eventually he wasn’t the nominee. Consequently, option C is right.In the year 1988, choice D's assertion that the Florida results sparked controversy is false. George H.W. Bush, having just served as vice-president for Ronald Reagan, was elected President of the United States and Resulted in E's true assertion; thus, option E is correct.Finally, omitting A and C as correct answers is indeed counterintuitive. It requires an understanding of American politics and the 1988 presidential election in its particular historical context.