The minimum qualification for men of the scholar gentry
class in Song Ming China is that the men should pass the lowest official degree
which is named as the shengyuan. As this is considered to be a qualification
for men who are to join.
Thomas Paine's Common Sense was intended to illustrate the absurdity of the colonies following Britain's rule. It was a persuasive argument for American independence.
The contentious, 5–4 Supreme Court decision of <span>Bush v. Gore.
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<span>Ultimately, Bush won 271 electoral votes, one more than was necessary
for the majority, and narrowly lost the popular vote to Gore.</span>
