Explain how the Top-Two primary works in California.
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All registered voters are allowed to choose from among a list of all candidates for an office, and the top two vote-getters compete against each other in order to win the November general election. The top two candidates can be from any party, which means that in some districts, the top two candidates will be from the same party (two Republicans or two Democrats). This type of election is not a traditional political party primary, because all voters--not just one party's members--may participate in selecting the nominees who will go on to compete in the general election. Thus, the Top-Two is a "voter preference primary." (Voters in June 2010 approved this as Prop 14).
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A) Tightly constrained interviews B) The methodology of Socrates C) Patient interviews D) Focused questionnaires Fill in the blank with the correct answer.
What is true of sentencing?
A. Indeterminate sentencing is considerably rare in the United States with only two states actually using it. B. Habitual offender laws prescribe a mandatory life sentence after two felony convictions. C. Typically, judges do not set sentences. D. Judges enjoy considerable discretion in sentencing, and they frequently give different sentences to defendants convicted of the same crime. E. Retribution is the primary goal of contemporary sentencing.