He was elected by popular vote, so I believe it would be C.
It has steadily declined. The unions are not used nowadays at all. In the 70s approximately 35% of people were unionized. In 2013 only 11.5% of workers belong in a union and fight for workers rights. Unions strength has weakened because people are not interested in them.
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Culturally they are “nations”, but in the general way most use this term, the Navajo Nation is not “its own separate nation”. They are more like a separate state or US territory. In a way, they are similar to Puerto Rico.