Based on political scientists' predictive models, if voters are generally pleased with the incumbent party and its president, they will likely __________
a. vote according to their current view of Congress
b. support a candidate from the opposing party
c. elect not to vote, on the assumption the party candidate is assured of victory
d. weigh the current state of global politics before deciding who to vote for
e. support the party's candidate for president
e
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What action did Illinois governor George Ryan take in reference to the death penalty?
a) He reinstated it, citing disturbing increases in violent crime since it was outlawed. b) He imposed a moratorium on it, citing a shameful record of putting innocent people on death row. c) He prohibited it for minors under 18, citing improvements in rehabilitation programs for minors. d) He prohibited it for people judged mentally incompetent, citing objections by the public to executing people with diminished capacity.
According to balance-of-power theorists, the great periods of relative peace in the West have been times when the European powers balanced each other
Indicate whether this statement is true or false
The commercial tradition of exaggeration and sensationalism in selling newspapers is called __________
Answer:
With regard to voting patterns, which statement is best supported by the existing empirical data?
A)Voters support challengers over incumbents in primary elections. B)Voters tend to evaluate candidates based on their individual economic circumstances. C)Voters gain a great deal of information from political advertising and use it as the primary basis of their vote. D)Voters tend to judge a presidential candidate on the basis of prevailing economic trends.