This question aligns with Chapter 1 of 2018 Congressional Elections.As elections get increasingly hotly contested, do you think the fundamental explanations (economy, presidential approval, size of majorities) or short-term explanations (scandals, media coverage, fleeting issues and occurrences) will matter more when it comes to predicting midterm elections results?
What will be an ideal response?
Varies.
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a. a history free from internal conflict. b. religion played a minor role. c. the regime has received little popular support. d. major crises were largely resolved before the next one came. e. universal suffrage from the earliest days of the government.
In the Latin American debt crisis, the rising cost of what commodity led to a spiral of debt and inflation?
a. grain b. labor c. oil d. rice e. wheat
A single-member district:
A) does not allow independent candidates to contest in state elections. B) is where the parliament elects one member from each district to their state legislature. C) is represented by multiple elected officials from different parties, according to the proportion of the vote each party receives. D) is where voters elect one member from their district to the House of Representatives and to their state legislature. E) does not include federal and state legislative districts.
Thomas Jefferson and John Quincy Adams are the only two presidents to have
A. tied with their running mate in the Electoral College's presidential vote. B. lost the popular vote but won the presidency. C. won the presidency without launching a national campaign. D. won the presidency despite not belonging to a major party. E. been formally selected by the House of Representatives instead of the Electoral College.