Winners in primary elections in Texas are determined by plurality vote. Group of answer choicesTrueFalse

Texas is an open primary state, which means that a registered voter can participate in any party primary, but can only participate in one party’s primary in each election and cannot vote in a party’s runoff election after voting in another party’s primary in the same election.Group of answer choicesTrueFalse

Texas law requires parties to conduct closed primary elections for state and county offices, as well as for congressional offices.Group of answer choicesTrueFalse

Voters who cast ballots in one of the major party primary elections may only vote in the runoff election for the same party in which they cast their primary ballot. Group of answer choicesTrueFalse

Four candidates, Harrison (H), Lennon (L), McCartney (M), and Starr (S), are running for regional manager. After the polls close, ranked ballots are tallied, and the results are summarized in the table.Number of Ballots Cast27 97 47 83 32 16 241st choice H L L M M S S2nd choice L M S L L H M3rd choice S H M H S L H4th choice M S H S H M L(a) How many votes were cast? votes(b) Use the plurality method of voting to determine the winner.HarrisonLennon    McCartneyStarr(c) What percent of the votes did the winner in part (b) receive? (Round your answer to the nearest whole number.) %(d) Use the instant runoff method to determine the winner.HarrisonLennon    McCartneyStarr(e) What percent of the votes did the winner in part (d) receive? (Round your answer to the nearest whole number.) %(f) Use the Borda count method to determine the winner.HarrisonLennon    McCartneyStarr(g) How many points did the winner in part (f) receive? points(h) Use the pairwise comparison method to determine the winner.HarrisonLennon    McCartneyStarr(i) How many points did the winner in part (h) receive? points

Duverger’s law explainsGroup of answer choiceswhy the Electoral College is so frequently unable to choose the Presidentwhy office seekers will frequently pursue office as independents or third-party nomineeswhy plurality elections always lead to party systems with more than two major competitorswhy in any election in which a single winner is chosen by plurality voting, there is a strong tendency for serious competitors to be reduced to two