Explain the difference between majority rule and plurality rule
Answer:
An ideal response will:
1. Note that majority rule requires that the candidate or party that wins more than half of the votes wins the election.
2. Explain that plurality rule requires that the candidate or party with the most votes wins the election. The winner may not have a majority of votes. Democracies often function under plurality rule rather than majority rule.
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Lyndon Johnson was able to get his Great Society programs through Congress because
A) ?most of the public favored the programs. B) ?Democrats controlled both houses of Congress by large margins. C) ?most Republicans worked with him on these issues. D) ?he obtained strong international support. E) ?the federal government had surplus funds to be spent.