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What is the name of the official residence of the British Prime Minister?
Buckingham Palace
10 Downing Street
Windsor Castle
Hampton Court Palace
The Tower of London
Correct answer is B
10 Downing Street is the official residence of the British Prime Minister.
What is the political term for redrawing electoral district boundaries to benefit a specific party?
Reapportionment
Gerrymandering
Redistribution
Realignment
Filibustering
Correct answer is B
Gerrymandering is the process of redrawing electoral district boundaries to favor a specific political party.
Who was the leader of the Soviet Union during the Cuban Missile Crisis?
Nikita Khrushchev
Joseph Stalin
Leonid Brezhnev
Mikhail Gorbachev
Vladimir Lenin
Correct answer is A
Nikita Khrushchev was the leader of the Soviet Union during the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962.
What is the name of the U.S. foreign policy that opposed European colonialism in the Americas?
Truman Doctrine
Monroe Doctrine
Marshall Plan
Roosevelt Corollary
Atlantic Charter
Correct answer is B
The Monroe Doctrine, introduced in 1823, opposed European colonialism in the Americas.
Which political ideology is based on the principle of majority rule and individual rights?
Communism
Democracy
Fascism
Theocracy
Monarchy
Correct answer is B
Democracy is based on majority rule and the protection of individual rights.