Under the Electoral College system, which of the following could NOT happen?
a. An elector from Florida could vote for Candidate A even though a majority of Florida voters cast their ballots for Candidate B.
b. Candidate A could be elected president even though Candidate B received more popular votes nationwide.
c. Candidate A could be elected president even though Candidate B received more electoral votes.
d. The House of Representatives could end up choosing both the president and vice president.
e. A candidate could get elected even though he or she won no electoral votes from any small states.
c
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Hurd argues that legitimacy matters because __________
a. states seen as legitimate can control the choices of other states b. unlike other social systems, the international system possesses few social controls c. international institutions may have more influence if they are seen as legitimate d. it is an objective quality that significantly impacts state and international systems
Texas cities are classified as either
A) incorporated or unincorporated. B) partisan or nonpartisan. C) general-law or home-rule. D) homogenous or heterogeneous.
The power of judicial review permits
a. elected representatives to revise decisions made by judges. b. voters to overturn decisions made by judges. c. the President to freely select members of the Supreme Court. d. courts to nullify acts of government that conflict with the Constitution. e. courts to formally amend the Constitution.
A great deal of empirical evidence indicates that there is a strong association between income and democracy. This is what would be predicted by
A. modernization theory. B. the survival story. C. both modernization theory and the survival story. D. neither; this evidence disproves implications from both theories.