Which of the following statements is true of the winner-take-all system?
A) In this system, the candidate who receives the largest popular vote in a state is credited with all that state's electoral votes.
B) In this system, the top two candidates who receive the largest number of votes have to contest in another round of elections.
C) In this system, an elector must receive 538 electoral votes to win.
D) In this system, the electoral votes must be distributed equally among the top three candidates.
E) In this system, the party that wins all the electoral votes controls both chambers of Congress.
A
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A) a unitary state. B) a federal state. C) a confederate state. D) a fascist state. E) none of the above.
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