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Political and Social Issues in Modern America

Question 3 • MI-Government/Civics 2023

Hillary Clinton was the first woman to

Answer
A
serve as a justice on the US Supreme Court.
B
become a United States Senator.
C
be appointed Secretary of State.
D
win a major party’s nomination for president.

Explanation

Hillary Clinton was the first woman to win the presidential nomination of a major U.S. political party, when the Democratic Party nominated her in 2016. The other choices describe earlier milestones achieved by other women: Sandra Day O’Connor was the first woman on the Supreme Court, and women had served as senators and secretaries of state before Clinton.

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