When a voter casts a vote for a particular party but also plays a role in the decision of which candidates receive the seats earned by that party, it is a(n)
a. preference system.
b. hybrid electoral system.
c. open list proportional representation electoral system.
d. run-off election.
e. single transferable vote (STV) system.
C
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The largest component of public expenditure is
A. social security. B. health. C. defense and military. D. payment of national debt.
Which of these mistakes is the public most likely to make in relation to its chief executive?
a. accepting that he or she is relatively powerless over policy-making outcomes b. believing that he or she can solve all of the country's major problems singlehandedly c. believing that he or she needs to be the hardest working person in the entire government d. accepting that he or she does not need to abide by the same moral code as everyone else
What is the purpose of an interest group?
What will be an ideal response?
What is assimilation, as it relates to culture?
a. the spreading of culture beyond a specific group to be embraced by a wider audience b. the process by which a society learns its culture c. the indigenization of social groups d. the submerging of cultural differences into a broader, dominant culture