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Shaping of Modern America — Test

Question 23 • United States History II: The Industrial Revolution to the Present

Which statement best summarizes a result of the 1994 midterm elections?

Answer
A
Voters showed they were willing to continue on the established path.
B
Americans were apathetic and uninterested in the midterm election.
C
Democrats received a mandate to take a new approach to government.
D
A Democratic president was left to work with a Republican Congress.

Explanation

In the 1994 midterm elections, Republicans won control of both the House of Representatives and the Senate, while Democrat Bill Clinton remained president. This left a Democratic president working with a Republican-controlled Congress, as described in choice C. The election marked a major shift in congressional power, not continued Democratic control.

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