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Terms in this set (10)All of the following are reasons incumbents in the House of Representatives enjoy an electoral advantage over challengers EXCEPT that incumbents.... can use staff members to do constituent service An election involving more than two candidates in which the person who receives the most votes is the winner is called... a plurality election An electoral system based on single-member districts is usually characterized by.... domination of the legislature by two political parties Which of the following best explains how most candidates are recruited to run for office? B) Most candidates running for office are selected after earning merit working for the government. C) Most candidates who run for office are recruited by political leaders to do so because they are famous. D) Candidates for office usually first work as lawyers for political parties before running for office. Political parties usually recruit and train people at the local level they believe are most fit to run for office. Which of the following political processes or behaviors is most directly affected by the development described in the passage? Voter Mobilization Based on the data in the chart, which of the following strategies would best help third-party candidates like Jill Stein and Gary Johnson increase their chances of winning elected office? B) Employing campaign managers to develop get-out-the-vote strategies for campaigns in swing states C) Lobbying state legislatures to shift from a winner-take-all system to a proportional voting system D) Allowing third-party candidates to create political action groups to raise money when campaigning in swing states Lobbying state legislatures to shift from a winner-take-all system to a proportional voting system In the last thirty years, the single
most important variable in determining the outcome of an election for a member of the House of Representatives has been... incumbency Which of the following best explains how parties link citizens to the electoral process? Parties send volunteers to knock on doors to register voters. Which of the following best accounts for the lack of success generally encountered by minor political parties in electing members to the House or
Senate? General elections in the United States are based on the winner-take-all principle. Which
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How do political parties influence elections quizlet?How do political parties impact politics ? They raise and spend money in order to help candidates get elected so they could represent the party's message on their values and policy positions.
Which of the following best explains how most candidates are recruited to run for office quizlet?Which of the following best explains how most candidates are recruited to run for office? - Most candidates running for office are selected after earning merit working for the government.
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