Author Question: Which is not a reason to have elections rather than the random selection of lawmakers? a. ... (Read 18 times)

lak · **on:** Jul 9, 2018

Which is not a reason to have elections rather than the random selection of lawmakers?

a. Election campaigns stimulate public deliberation.
b. Elections are less costly than random selection would be.
c. Elections foster more active citizenship.
d. Elections provide a way for the people to check and control their government.
e. It is not necessarily desirable for officials to be a perfect cross-section of the public.

Question 2

A big tent party is one that

a. adopts viewpoints from many different political ideologies.
b. appeals to a broad array of voters who do not identify with either of the two major parties.
c. covers a wide range of different and sometimes even conflicting viewpoints.
d. is a political systems largest.
e. keeps its members of the party in government strictly in agreement with its platform.