Your candidate, an incumbent, has an approval rating of 39.9 percent in the spring of the election year. From this information, what results would you expect in the November election?
a. Your candidate would probably win easily.
b. Your candidate would probably lose.
c. The opposing candidate would pick up more of the popular vote.
d. The opposing candidate would lose in the Electoral College.
e. Odds are neither candidate would win the required electoral votes.
b
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A. The military leaders distributed power equally between the central government and regional authorities. B. The military ruler at the time dissolved all existing parties and replaced them with two parties created by the military. C. The military leaders reduced the price of oil so that the ordinary people could also afford it. D. The military rule ensured the sanctioning of widespread human rights conservation activities. E. The military rule facilitated free press and encouraged popular political activities.
Which of the following describe ways that the media are a source of congressional power?
A.) the media can create a favorable climate for the passage of legislation B.) the media can verify Congress's ability to create policy on a given subject C.) the media's key function is civic participation in the electoral and legislative processes D.) the media can sway public opinion E.) the media provide congressional members with a forum with which to communicate with constituents
The Liberal Democratic Party
a. has produced two prime ministers in the past 60 years. b. is now part of a coalition government for the first time. c. has never held any cabinet posts since its founding. d. None of the above is true.
What was the effect on Texas prisons of the Supreme Court case Ruiz v. Estelle?
A. Execution via electric chair was declared unconstitutional. B. Texas's prison system was declared unconstitutional, and the federal courts stepped in to oversee its administration. C. The Texas policy of leasing prisoners as workers to private companies was declared unconstitutional. D. Death by hanging was declared constitutional. E. Texas was compelled to suspend the death penalty during the 1980s.