Word: characterized
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This system has several distint consequences. First, policy differences between parties are emphasized, while issues of leaders' personal character and charisma are subordinated. The result is a plethora of political parties whose positions range the political spectrum. Contrast this to the United States, where Vice President Al Gore '69 and...
In fact, it is mostly through the lens of policy that matters of character have been addressed at all. In contrast to the choreographed visibility of religious affiliation in the American election campaign, Day's conservative Christian value system--he fought for the Alberta government to recognize religious schools and...
Indeed, the most-discussed criticism of Chretien's character is the charge of "arrogance." This accusation arises from another principal difference between the Canadian and American voting systems. In Canada, a prime minister may enjoy an unlimited stay in power, so long as he never allows more than five years...
Without prompting, BEN AFFLECK, the star of Pearl Harbor, can deliver a recitation on the history of American isolationism that includes references to the America First movement, Charles Lindbergh, Wendell Willkie and F.D.R.'s neighbor's-house-on-fire, lend-him-a-hose speech. He's not dating Gwyneth Paltrow...
Frank Stockton, the writer who propounded this question in the 1880s, left the answer to his readers. He intended it to be a test of character. Stockton said that the choice you make shows the kind of person you are.