Why Do Winning Candidates Claim a Mandate Even Though Political

question 15

Multiple Choice

Why do winning candidates claim a mandate even though political scientists generally discredit the mandate theory of elections?

• A)Politicians think that political scientists do not understand how things actually work.
• B)Voters do not necessarily prefer all of the winning candidate's issue positions.- Consider This: Election promises should be carried out by the winning party or candidate.
• C)Winning candidates want to justify their policy proposals by claiming that the public supports them.
• D)Winning candidates are not well versed in the political science literature.

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Definitions:

Variable Costing

An accounting method that only allocates variable costs to inventory, treating fixed costs as expenses of the period.

Unit Product Cost

The total cost (direct materials, direct labor, and manufacturing overhead) divided by the number of units produced, representing the cost per individual unit.

Direct Labor Cost

Wages that are paid to workers who are directly involved in the production of goods or services.

Absorption Costing

An accounting method that includes all manufacturing costs—direct materials, direct labor, and both variable and fixed overhead—in the cost of a product.