Why do presidential candidates tend to focus their efforts on battleground states?
a. Battleground states have the most Electoral College votes.
b. Battleground states have more electors than they would deserve if electors were allocated by population.
c. Candidates focus on battleground states in order to increase their media exposure.
d. The winner-take-all system makes battleground states more relevant to a campaign.
d
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What event served as a catalyst for the creation of the Pendleton Act?
a. the growth of the Republican party in the 1880s b. the expansion of the federal bureaucracy in the 1880s c. the assassination of James Garfield in 1881 d. the election of Rutherford B. Hayes in 1876
Other than municipal court judges, most Texas judges are
A) appointed by the governor and approved by the Senate. B) appointed by the governor and approved by the legislature. C) elected in partisan elections. D) elected in nonpartisan elections. E) appointed by an independent commission established by the State Bar of Texas.