Minority candidates are more likely to win elections to city councils in communities using
a. at-large elections.
b. district elections.
c. isolated elections.
d. nonpartisan elections.
B
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Which of the following represents data arranged on an ordinal scale of measurement?
A) ranking of color preferences in a human factors engineering study B) total number of calories consumed on a weight reduction program C) scores on an anxiety inventory D) diagnostic categories such as diabetes, hypertension, and colitis
Under the Motor Voter law, states must offer
a. motor vehicle registration to voters. b. rotating polling places. c. voter registration when people apply for a driver’s license. d. voter registration to anyone who owns a car. e. mobile polling places for homebound voters.
Representatives elected from new districts after reapportionment tend to exhibit __________ than representatives from older districts
A) less polarized voting partisans B) more polarized voting patterns C) the same amount of polarized voting D) higher name recognition E) less polarized voting partisans and higher name recognition.
Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1.People tend to place more trust in federal government than in the local government. 2.Metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs) are bounded by state geographical boundaries. 3.The Houston area is the country’s largest MSA. 4.Megaregions are a relatively old concept. 5.The U.S. Constitution explicitly mentions state governments.