One notable feature of first-past-the-post elections is that
A) candidates usually cannot win them unless they capture more than a majority of the popular vote.
B) they require at least three candidates running for the same office.
C) they originated as a voting system in ancient Greece.
D) they produce sizable discrepancies between votes won and seats won.
E) they tend to favor candidates with lower name recognition.
D
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