What Brought the Precipitous Decline of Public Approval of the Republican

question 63

Multiple Choice

What brought the precipitous decline of public approval of the Republican Party in late 2013?

• A) the Republican-caused government shutdown
• B) the increasing popularity of Obamacare
• C) the improvement in the economy under President Obama
• D) the winding down of troop involvement in Iraq and Afghanistan
• E) the Republican opposition to the president's climate-change measures

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Definitions:

Pfr

A form of the phytochrome, a photoreceptor protein in plants, that is active in red and far-red light for regulating plant growth.

Far-Red Light

Far-red light refers to the deep red light near infrared, with wavelengths between 700nm and 800nm, important in plant photomorphogenesis.

Ethylene

A hydrocarbon gas (C2H4) that acts as a plant hormone, regulating a wide range of processes including fruit ripening and leaf senescence.

Jasmonic Acid

A plant hormone that plays a key role in stress responses, growth, and developmental processes, as well as in defense mechanisms against pathogens.