The adoption of which of the following would permit multiple parties to acquire seats in Congress because representation would be based on the percentage of votes that they receive in national elections?
A. Divided representation
B. Patronage
C. Australian ballots
D. Proportional representation
E. Ticket splitting
Answer: D
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A) divided into discrete "blocks" of grants, each limited to $100 million. B) to be spent on a policy area decided on by the state or local government. C) to be spent within a specified policy area and the state or local government can decide how to spend within that area. D) tied to federal mandates that states or local governments must then implement or they will be taxed on the money. E) contingent on state/local endorsement of so-called "social" federal legislation.
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A) Determining whether the defendant is likely to commit further violent crimes and is a threat to society B) Deciding whether the defendant actually caused, intended to cause, or anticipated that a human life would be taken C) Deciding on whether mitigating circumstances warrant a sentence of life imprisonment rather than death D) Deciding on the guilt or innocence of the defendant E) Listening to testimony about the defendant's prior convictions, if any
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A. authoritarian system B. federal system C. confederal system D. representative system E. unitary system