One Influential Theory Predicts That in Single-Member Districts

question 47

Multiple Choice

One influential theory predicts that in single-member districts

• A)all candidates seeking that office will have to take policy positions near the "center" of the political spectrum.
• B)interest groups and political activists will fight hard to make the district a multimember district.
• C)more ideological extremism will occur.
• D)candidates will fail to appeal to the median voter.

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