Which System Develops When the Winner of an Electoral Race

question 21

Multiple Choice

Which system develops when the winner of an electoral race obtains more votes than any other candidate?

• A) the majority system
• B) the plurality system
• C) proportional representation
• D) the winner-take-all system
• E) the spoils system

Understand the distinction between accounting profit and economic profit.

Calculate accounting profit using total revenue and explicit costs.

Differentiate between short-run and long-run costs in the context of variable and fixed inputs.

Calculate economic profit, incorporating opportunity costs and explicit costs.

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Definitions:

Dormant Commerce Clause

A restriction on states’ authority that is implied in the commerce clause of the U.S. Constitution: The power given to Congress to enact legislation that affects interstate commerce in effect prohibits a state from passing legislation that improperly burdens interstate commerce.

Interstate Commerce

Interstate Commerce refers to the buying, selling, or moving of goods, services, or money across state borders, regulated by the federal government.

Gun-Free School Zone Act

Federal legislation in the United States that prohibits the unauthorized possession of firearms in designated school zones.

Commerce Clause

A provision in the United States Constitution that grants Congress the power to regulate trade between states, with foreign nations, and among Indian tribes.