What is known as the “incumbency effect?”

a. the advantages a candidate who is running for re-election has over the candidate trying to unseat him or her 
b. the responsibilities a candidate running for office has to his or her own party 
c. the advantages a candidate who is a “fresh face” has over someone with strong name-recognition 
d. The amount of money a candidate raises from business and union sources, as opposed to money donated by individuals 


a. the advantages a candidate who is running for re-election has over the candidate trying to unseat him or her 

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Policy __________includes all the activities that result from the official adoption of a policy

a) Reform b) Legitimization c) Legalization d) Implementation

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When the Constitutional Convention met in 1787, most state governors

A. weren't powerful but could serve long terms. B. were powerful but could only serve for one year. C. were popularly elected by the people. D. could serve long terms and had a lot of power. E. weren't powerful and couldn't serve long terms.

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The Constitutional Convention delegates' defense of liberty as a natural right was derived from the writings of the philosopher

A. John Locke. B. Montesquieu. C. Jean-Jacques Rousseau. D. Thomas Hobbes. E. Immanuel Kant.

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Describe the impact that the Antifederalists had on the Constitution.

What will be an ideal response?

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