2. the data in the graph best illustrate which of the
following common criticisms of the electoral
college?
(a) small states have fewer electoral votes than
large states and therefore have no impact
on presidential elections.
(b) individuals in small-population states have
a greater impact on the electoral college
than individuals in large-population
states.
(c) candidates from states with a large number
of electoral votes have a major advantage
in the electoral college.
(d) smaller states have more electoral votes
than larger states, which distorts the
popular vote.

The correct answer is letter B.

Common criticisms of the electoral  college is that individuals in small-population states have  a greater impact on the electoral college  than individuals in large-population  states.

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answer:   migrations were important in the neolithic period. "two major migrations passing through southeastern europe were confirmed by the means of archaeo-genetic studies."

the first migration was the early neolithic period -- 6,000 before common era (bce) -- when the first farmers, from anatolia -- asia minor -- spread through europe. the second migration occurred during the early bronze age (3,000-2,500 bce) when the so-called "steppe population," from the eurasian steppe, replaced much of northern europe's previous population.

the first farmers of northern and western europe passed through southeastern europe with limited hunter-gatherer genetic admixture, which occurs when two or more previously isolated populations begin interbreeding. however, some groups that remained mixed extensively -- without the male-biased, hunter-gatherer admixture that prevailed later in the north and west, according to latest discoveries. southeastern europe continued to be a nexus between east and west, with intermittent genetic contact with the steppe people up to 2,000 years before the migrations that replaced much of northern europe's population.

"in some places, hunter-gatherers and incoming farmers seem to have mixed very quickly," says iain mathieson, a geneticist at the university of pennsylvania, who was first author of the paper. "but, mostly, the two groups remained isolated, at least for the first few hundred years. these hunter-gatherers had been living there for thousands of years, and it must have been quite a shock to have these new people show up -- with a completely different lifestyle and appearance."