What institutional feature of American politics effectively prevents the development of competitive third parties in the United States?
A. a constitutional restriction
B. winner take all system
C. multi-member districts
D. open-primary systems
B. winner take all system
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a) African Americans b) Latinos c) suburban voters d) labor union members e) new residents of Texas
Which of the following terms is NOT a way to describe the United States?
a) Industrialized b) Developing c) Part of the First World d) Part of the North
Broad campaign finance regulation wasn't enacted until after _____.
a. JFK's assassination b. the Supreme Court decision in Citizens United vs FEC c. world war II d. watergate scandal e. George W. Bush's election in 2000
What are the three broad functions that the media serve within their communities?
a. provide information, investigate and interpret public policy, serve as a public forum b. link elected representatives and their constituents, provide information, serve as a public forum c. shape perception, investigate and interpret public policy, link representatives and their constituents d. provide information, shape perception, link elected representatives and their constituents