Which of the following best describes the American electoral system?

A. A winner-take-all, or plurality, system
B. Proportional representation
C. One-party dominance of elections
D. Majoritarianism
E. Multimember constituencies


Answer: A

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a. 50 percent b. 25 percent c. 5 percent d. 0 percent

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The first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution are normally regarded as the ________

A) Declaration of Independence B) Declaration of Rights C) Bill of Rights D) Bill of Attainder E) Magna Carta

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Which social movement employed tactics similar to the sit-down strike by taking over prominent urban spaces, such as protestors did at New York's Zuccotti Park?

a. Occupy Wall Street movement b. civil rights movement - c. women's rights movement d. gay and lesbian movement

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Look at Table 1, below. What is the dependent variable?



A. democratic survival
B. democratic transition
C. gross domestic product (GDP) per capita (wealth)
D. growth in GDP per capita
E. whether a country is an oil producer

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