Author Question: Incumbents in the House of Representatives historically have won A) more than 50 percent of the ... (Read 55 times)

tiffannnnyyyyyy · **on:** Sep 3, 2018

Incumbents in the House of Representatives historically have won

A) more than 50 percent of the time.
B) more than 95 percent of the time.
C) less often than incumbents in the Senate.
D) at about the same rate as challengers.
E) less than 30 percent of the time.

Question 2

Which statement is true about most congressional elections today?

A) Incumbents lose reelection most of the time.
B) Incumbents don't get much attention from the media.
C) Incumbency has no effect on the outcome of elections.
D) The challenger does not need to raise a lot of money.
E) Most congressional elections are not very competitive.