In a majority election, when a candidate fails to win at least ______ of the vote, they must meet the second-place candidate in a runoff election.
a. 30%
b. 40%
c. 50%
d. 60%
c. 50%
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What two primary factors led to the calling of the constitutional convention?
a. Economic distress and centralized national power b. Centralized national power and inflation c. Oppression by the British government and inflation d. Economic distress and the inability of the existing government to address the problems e. The presence of British soldiers in the colonies and economic distress
The chief fiscal officer of the state is the a. treasurer
b. auditor. c. controller. d. governor.
The predictions of the Gallup Poll for nineteen presidential elections since 1936 have been deviated from actual voting results by less than ___ percentage point(s)
A) 10 B) 25 C) 12 D) 7 E) 1
The term soft money refers to ______.
a. illegal slush fund donations b. cash spent by outside groups to support candidates independent of their campaigns c. think-tank and interest group donations to candidates d. donations to parties rather than candidates e. direct donations to candidates