Arguments Against Nonpartisan Elections Include All but Which One of the Following

question 37

Multiple Choice

Arguments against nonpartisan elections include all but which one of the following?

• A) Nonpartisan elections rob the voters of the most important symbol that they have for making electoral choices.
• B) Nonpartisan elections contribute to low voter turnout.
• C) Nonpartisan elections undermine the development of strong state parties because the grassroots are weak.
• D) Nonpartisan elections encourage the development of civic organizations that are basically political parties whose purposes are not always clear to the voters.
• E) Nonpartisan elections enhance the community's ability to effectively criticize the government in power.

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Definitions:

Biomass Reduction

A decrease in the total mass of organisms in a particular area, ecosystem, or trophic level over time, often due to environmental pressures or exploitation.

Gross Primary Productivity

The total rate at which an ecosystem's producers, like plants, convert solar energy into organic substances through photosynthesis.

Photosynthesis

is the process by which green plants, algae, and some bacteria convert light energy into chemical energy, producing oxygen and glucose from carbon dioxide and water.

Detritivores

Organisms that feed on dead organic material, especially plant detritus.