If you have been appointed to represent your state’s presidential vote in the Electoral College then you are acting as

Classic modernization theory relies on an empirical association between income and democracy. The variant of modernization theory examined in Chapter 6 states that it is not income per se that encourages democracy but, rather, changes in the socioeconomic structure of a country that accompany development. The advantage of this variant of modernization theory is that it explicitly provides a causal mechanism linking economic development and democracy. Scholars testing this variant often continue to use a measure of income (such as gross domestic product (GDP) per capita) to represent the level of development. Why?

A. because a country’s GDP per capita exactly measures the level of development of its socioeconomic structure B. because a country’s level of GDP is generally a reasonable proxy (substitute) for the level of development of a country’s socioeconomic structure (To capture other features, scholars often include measures of natural resource abundance, such as oil, as well.)

Why was the appraisal district created?

A. to remove the tax appraisal powers of the sheriff and place them in a single, independent office B. to assist the tax assessor-collector, who in many counties had become overburdened by the 1970s C. to save money by combining the tax office with the appraisal office D. to enhance the professionalism of tax appraisals and move toward greater consistency across the state