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Partisan Conflict in Government

Question 11 • U.S. History 2026 - 3311 B

A term used by the media to describe the results of the midterm election in 1994 was

Answer
A
partisan politics.
B
the Contract with America.
C
the “Republican Revolution.”
D
“don’t ask, don’t tell.”

Explanation

In the 1994 midterm elections, Republicans gained control of both the House of Representatives and the Senate. The media widely called this major shift in political power the “Republican Revolution.” The Contract with America was the Republican policy platform associated with the election, not the name for the election results.

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