Author Question: David Jones is a Green Party candidate for city council, which elects one candidate from each of ... (Read 147 times)

Bob-Dole · **on:** Jul 2, 2018

David Jones is a Green Party candidate for city council, which elects one candidate from each of five city districts. He garnered 25 percent of the vote in his district, but took no seat on the city's governing council.

Why, do you theorize, this is so?
a. City council seats are subject to proportional representation.
b. City council seats are not subject to proportional representation.
c. The Green Party raised insufficient funds for the campaign.
d. Jones lacked sufficient citywide exposure.

Question 2

Lana, a single woman with no dependents, is unable to afford basic necessities, such as housing and healthcare. What type of poverty is she experiencing?

a. relative poverty
b. absolute poverty
c. feminization of poverty
d. institutional poverty