The Election of 2000 Demonstrated

question 94

Multiple Choice

The election of 2000 demonstrated

• A)the effectiveness of the electoral college in mirroring the popular vote.
• B)that Democratic blue states and Republican red states were largely the same as a century earlier.
• C)the close political divisions of the nation.
• D)how far the country had swung toward a period of Republican dominance.
• E)None of these choices is true.

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Definitions:

Independent Projects

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Discounted Payback

A method in capital budgeting that determines the amount of time needed to recover the initial investment, accounting for the present value.

Payback Method

An approach within capital budgeting that determines how long it takes to regain the initial outlay for an investment.

Mutually Exclusive

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