The tendency of people already holding office to be reelected is due in part to the __________ advantage

Fill in the blank with the correct words.


Answer: incumbency

Political Science

You might also like to view...

The ________ variable is under the control of the researcher

A) organismic B) manipulated independent C) nonmanipulated independent D) dependent

Political Science

A republic differs from a democracy because

a. republics are generally small and the people are generally responsible for making all of the major decisions. b. democracies have parliamentary governments and the people are directly responsible for making all major decisions. c. democracies have a large number of interests and one person is selected to mediate between the competing interests. d. republics delegate power to a smaller number of elected citizens and republics often have a greater number of citizens and a greater sphere of country.

Political Science

A person may lose citizenship in the United States if that person deserts in time of war or evades the draft by going to another country

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

Political Science

In Brown v. Board of Education, the Supreme Court ruled unanimously that segregated schools were inherently unequal because the very fact of segregation made Blacks feel unequal.

a. true b. false

Political Science