Fusion balloting is a
a. method for determining the eligibility of voters who are registered with political parties.
b. method for determining the eligibility of voters who are not registered with political parties.
c. system that allows third parties to cross-endorse major party candidates.
d. technique requiring a two-round runoff system in single-member district elections.
Question -2-What percentage of Americans behave politically as pure independents?
a. 10
b. 20
c. 30
d. 40
Question -3-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
Question -4-Duverger's Law references the tendency of single-member districts with plurality, winner-take-all elections to
a. give rise to coalitions.
b. move closer to the middle as time progresses.
c. lead to a two-party system.
d. provide a voice for multiple political philosophies.
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