Which of the following is true of the two-round majority rule system of electing a presidential candidate to office?

A. If no candidate obtains 50 percent plus 1 vote in the second round, the whole
election is repeated from round one.
B. If any candidate obtains 12.5 per cent of the total vote, he or she is eligible for the
second round of voting.
C. If the candidate obtains 50 percent plus 1 vote in the first round, he or she is
declared a winner.
D. Main parties of the left and right usually agree to nominate only three candidates
each.
E. If no candidate obtains 50 percent plus 1 vote in the first round, all candidates move
to the second round of voting.

C

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Which of the following was elected president even though he lost the popular election?

A) John Quincy Adams B) Rutherford B. Hayes C) Benjamin Harrison D) George W. Bush E) all of the above

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