A winner-take-all system is also known as what type of voting system?

The special funding procedure for one-time, nonrecurring expenditures, such as purchasing university buildings, rapid transit systems, and bridges, is termed

a. an incremental budget. b. a capital budget. c. a line item budget. d. a performance budget.

As the Whigs and Democrats competed for the White House from 1835 to 1854, which of the following was common to both groups?

A. Both the Whigs and the Democrats tried to favor rural development. B. Both the Whigs and the Democrats tried to prevent child labor. C. Both the Whigs and the Democrats tried to favor women empowerment. D. Both the Whigs and the Democrats tried to avoid the issue of immigration. E. Both the Whigs and the Democrats tried to avoid the issue of slavery.