In the 1996 Election

question 82

Multiple Choice

In the 1996 election,

• A) Democrats regained control of the House but not the Senate.
• B) President Bill Clinton failed to receive 50 percent of the popular vote.
• C) the Reform Party emerged as a powerful third political party.
• D) Bob Dole placed third in the race.
• E) President Clinton barely eked out a victory in the electoral vote.

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Definitions:

Nonpolar

Describes molecules that do not have a separation of electric charge, leading to a lack of electric poles and evenly distributed electrical charges.

Lewis Structures

Diagrams that show the bonding between atoms of a molecule and the lone pairs of electrons that may exist in the molecule, illustrating the valence electron arrangements.

Nitric Acid

A highly corrosive and toxic strong acid with the formula HNO3, used in the production of fertilizers, explosives, and in various nitration processes.

Formal Charges

The assignment of a charge to an atom within a molecule based on the assumption that electrons in chemical bonds are evenly distributed amongst atoms.