Under which of the following circumstances would the House of Representatives be most likely to select the president because the Electoral College did not produce a majority winner?
a. during wartime
b. when the public is particularly distrustful of government
c. when there are three or more candidates receiving Electoral College votes
d. when the public is polarized by party
c
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Which of the following is a disadvantage of negative advertisements?
A. The more negative the television advertisements, the less likely they are to get free media coverage. B. Candidates and their campaign managers avoid negative advertisements because they do not help the candidates. C. Extreme ads may create sympathy for the candidate being attacked rather than support for the attacker, particularly when the charges against the candidate being attacked are not credible. D. They are less likely than positive ads to grab the viewers' attention and make an impression. E. They are less likely to focus on substantive political issues, and thus they do a poorer job of informing the voters about important campaign issues than positive ads do.
Frances Fox Piven and Richard Cloward have theorized that:
A.when there is fear, the lower classes will revolt; then the government responds by increasing welfare expenditures and programs for the lower classes. B.when the fear of lower class insurrection passes, the government cuts back on welfare and other programs for the lower classes. C.neither A nor B D.both A and B
The United States, like most democracies, has a multi-party system
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
The first thing a policy advocate needs is:
a. The backing of a major political party. b. A strong position within an agency. c. A vision of an ideal world. d. Stubbornness and thick skin.