POLS 155 Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Theodore Roosevelt, Centrism, Aarp
28 Aug 2016
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Pols 155- rebecca britton- notes for quiz 4. >there are two fundamental factors that, in combination, explain why: the ideological centrism of the american people- most people are moderate, election rules a. ) Third party difficulty getting their candidates on state ballots. Have to have a petition and gather signatures from registered voters for someone to be on the ballot b. ) Third party difficulty winning u. s. house and presidential elections with plurality vote rule- finished in first place, plurality is also a majority if there are two candidates. House single member district plurality vote rule (smd-pv) Smd: each state divides its state map into as many geographic districts as the state has seats in the house and elects 1 representative from each district. Plurality vote rule: the candidate in each district who receives the most votes in the general election wins, even if he doesn"t receive a majority.
