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Title: The different ways of counting votes and allocating seats in legislatures is known by what term? ...
Post by: littleroberts on Mar 16, 2018
The different ways of counting votes and allocating seats in legislatures is known by what term?
 
  a. Electoral math
  b. Selective representation
  c. Division of labor
  d. Electoral systems
  e. Separation of powers

 Q. 2

One reason cited by political scientists for the United States having only two major political parties is the
 
  a. influence of money.
  b. use of a proportional system.
  c. increasingly limited news coverage of elections.
  d. use of a single-member district system.
  e. use of a representative system.

 Q. 3

The role of competitive elections is best described as
 
  a. one of multiple factors, including rule of law and civil society, for determining if a society is democratic.
  b. the sole determining criteria for establishing if a society is democratic.
  c. best achieved through the use of force.
  d. only legitimate if 75 percent of eligible voters cast their ballot.
  e. necessary for the development of a capitalist economy.

 Q. 4

The United States is unique among industrialized democracies because it has
 
  a. a written constitution.
  b. regular, competitive elections.
  c. a free press.
  d. an elected parliament.
  e. two major political parties.

 Q. 5

Freedom of speech is an example of a(n)
 
  a. coalition.
  b. right.
  c. rule.
  d. civil code.
  e. penalty.

 Q. 6

Rather than operating under the literal rule by the people, democratic countries have adopted
 
  a. federalist systems.
  b. representative forms of government.
  c. communism.
  d. capitalism.
  e. fascism.

 Q. 7

Freedom House has developed an influential scale to determine how __________ a country is.
 
  a. liberal
  b. conservative
  c. legitimate
  d. politicized
  e. democratic

 Q. 8

Which of the following countries is considered a full democracy according to the textbook?
 
  a. Mexico
  b. Chile
  c. Greece
  d. Turkey
  e. Argentina


Title: The different ways of counting votes and allocating seats in legislatures is known by what term? ...
Post by: Rene on Mar 16, 2018
Ans. to #1

d

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d

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a

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e

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b

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b

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e

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c


Title: The different ways of counting votes and allocating seats in legislatures is known by what term? ...
Post by: littleroberts on Mar 16, 2018
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