Imagine a state with 10 congressional districts. In each district, 60% of the voters are Republicans and 40% are Democrats. If everyone voted, how many representatives of each party would the state elect? How would this change if the United States adopted a proportional representation system?
What will be an ideal response?
The state would elect 10 Republican representatives and no Democrats. Under a proportional representation system, the state would elect six Republicans and four Democrats.
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What similarities exist between the development of civil rights and civil liberties?
A. For both civil rights and civil liberties, executive action by the President was decisive. B. The expansion of civil liberties and civil rights was possible once the ability of opponents to use the filibuster in the Senate was broken. C. For both civil rights and civil liberties, constitutional amendments and the judiciary played vital roles in expansion. D. There really are no similarities because they deal with completely different issues.