Read this passage even though it's not very popular these days, i like our system. getting together to talk about who the best candidate might be makes me feel like we're really part of democracy. after the debate, we vote. in my state, any voter can participate. it's all pretty informal. what system for selecting party nominees does the passage describe? a. mixed primary b. open primary c. closed primary d. caucus

Two gymnastics teams are intense rivals. the first team has started recruiting new gymnasts from different cities and even foreign countries in an effort to build a stronger team. after learning this, the second team begins its own recruitment campaign to find even better gymnasts. over a period of months, each team recruits dozens of players, each time trying to find a better recruit than its rival's most recent addition. which idea from the cold war is most similar to this scenario?