The electoral system used for legislative elections (for the House of Representatives) in the United States is ______.
A. single-member district plurality
B. two-round system
C. list proportional representation
D. single nontransferable vote
A. single-member district plurality
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Proportional representation gives a party which of the following?
A. a share of seats in the legislature matching the share of votes it wins on election day B. a share of seats only equal to the number of districts won by a plurality by one of its candidates C. a greater likelihood of becoming one of two viable parties D. a limited ability to be represented in the legislature, as the party only gets to be involved in a small proportion of the votes cast
One agency supports tobacco farmers while another tries to discourage smoking. These competing goals come about for which of the following reasons?
A. because the government is so large that the other branches of government are no longer in control of the bureaucracy B. because of divided government C. because the two major political parties disagree on so much regarding appropriate policy D. because government pursues overlapping and conflicting goals in response to the diverse demands Americans place on it
The California recall of Governor Gray Davis led to the subsequent election of __________________
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
When a governor has and pursues an active policy agenda, he or she is fulfilling the role of
A. party chief. B. chief legislator. C. crisis manager. D. intergovernmental coordinator.