Summarize the incumbency advantage for members of the House and Senate.
What will be an ideal response?
In 2016, 97 percent of House incumbents and 90 percent of incumbent Senators were reelected. Since the mid-1960s, the incumbent reelection rate has never dropped below 80 percent in the House or 60 percent in the Senate.
Political Science
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The Napoleonic codes were
a. consistent with judicial review. b. meant to be followed precisely by judges. c. allowed for the development of a government of judges. d. to give courts unlimited discretion. e. none of the above.
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An experiment provides good evidence of causation because the treatment is _____.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
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