Why was instant runoff voting (IRV) developed?
a. To provide fairness in local elections, such as those for school boards and city councils
b. To ensure that the winning candidate has the support of the majority of the voters in the district
c. To offer representation for single-issue preferences, as they relate to stringent ideological views
d. To distribute multiple seats fairly in a district to correspond to the proportion of the total votes cast
b
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Popular sovereignty implies that the final source of legal authority rests with the
a. president. b. state governments. c. federal government. d. people. e. political parties.
In international politics, when sovereign states are recognized by other sovereign states, they have a greater chance of
a. surviving. b. being powerful. c. being democratic. d. going to war.
Who was responsible for the creation of the Texas Railroad Commission?
a. Sam Houston b. Rick Perry c. Edmond Davis d. James Hogg
How are committee chairs selected in the House?
a. They are selected by party leaders. b. They are elected by the House. c. They are determined according to seniority on the committee. d. They are determined according to seniority within the party. ---