Multiple choice

What makes the 2008 US elections famous?

  1. two sitting senators will run against each other for president,

  2. it is the first time an <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/African_American" o="" african="" american="">African American</a> is a presidential nominee for a major party

  3. first time both major candidates were born outside the continental United States—<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hawaii" o="" hawaii="">Hawaii</a> for Obama and the Panama for McCain

  4. all of the above
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D Correct answer
Explanation

The 2008 election was historic because it featured two sitting senators (Obama and McCain), the first African American major party nominee, and candidates born in non-contiguous states (Hawaii and the Panama Canal Zone).

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