Columbus claimed to have found a route to the West Indies (what he was looking for). He belived his claim until his death. However, it was later discovered that he had in fact found the Americas.
Answer: They fail simply because the American political system is designed to support only two major parties. As well as this, 48 of the 50 states employ a winner-takes-all system for electoral votes.
Explanation: Third parties often represent an ideology that is considered too radical by the mainstream parties and their constituents.
According to Graham Allison book, Nuclear Terrorism, only 5 percent of daily cargos into the U.S are screened where every day 30,000 trucks, 6500 rail cars and 140 ships deliver over 50,000 cargo containers into the United States. This rarely involves physical inspection which may not detect nuclear weapons and fissile materials.
The philosophies of individualism and secularism were similar during the European Renaissance because d) each philosophy deemphasized the importance of religion. This was because individualism emphasized that the individual could make their own choices (without influence from the government or the church) and secularism emphasized living a life without the church (or the influence of the church).
