Because of the Electoral College, presidential candidates generally spend most of their time and resources in ______.
a. competitive states, especially large ones
b. states where there are competitive local races so that they can raise money for their own general election campaigns
c. coastal and border states because they are the so-called blue states
d. California, Texas, and New York because they are the biggest states
a. competitive states, especially large ones
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By bringing unconsidered issues to Congress’s table and making them salient, members of Congress are, according to political scientist Jane Mansbridge, acting as ______.
a. delegated constituencies b. surrogate representatives c. congressional essentialists d. representative analysts
According to the text, the three main components of the "policy evaluation industry" are _______
a. university scholars, politicians, and public interest groups b. university scholars, private research organizations, and the media c. nonprofit organizations, private research organizations, and corporations d. administrative agency heads, politicians, and corporate executives