Explain three of the advantages incumbents have over challengers in congressional elections.

What will be an ideal response?


Students' answers may vary.

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a. The youth vote had continued to grow in influence. b. The youth vote may have been an illusion. c. The youth vote temporarily declined. d. The youth vote foreshadowed the election of 2012.

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Which of the following is NOT an advantage of direct democracy?

a) Representatives cannot be counted on to keep their campaign promises. b) The interests of representatives are not necessarily the same as those of their constituents. c) Representatives are more susceptible to corruption than individuals. d) Direct democracy is more efficient than representative democracy for large-scale societies

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What is partition? What is the key disadvantage of partition from the realist perspective?

What will be an ideal response?

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The ethical standards for psychologists

A) include the need for honesty and truthfulness. B) focus primarily on issues of child abuse. C) have been in effect for nearly 250 years. D) are of little real importance in research.

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