Which of the following reserves seats in a particular body for the party that finishes second in a district election?

a. A run-off election
b. Principle of the first minority
c. Primary election
d. Secondary election
e. Hybrid electoral system

B

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a. The systemic effects of the attack showed that a state could still be the target of an attack, even by individuals, which generates a retaliatory policy executed by that state. b. Information technology spread the news and images of the attack through the international system so quickly that U.S. policy was bolstered by international support. c. The domestic level of analysis demonstrates that information technology spread news and images of the attack so quickly that the country as a whole was easily mobilized into response. d. Human beings are particularly sensitive to threats that are intended by others, that trigger moral outrage, that seem clear and present, and that catch us by surprise. e. None of these answers is correct.

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The graying of the American population is likely to create tensions because

A. older Americans are generally more tolerant of ethnic differences than are younger Americans. B. fewer workers will have to support more retirees. C. older Americans are generally more tolerant of gender differences than are younger Americans. D. older Americans tend to be less politically active than younger Americans. E. older Americans are generally more tolerant of racial differences than are younger Americans.

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