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(Purple bar charts from data from Pew Research Center) The bar charts refer to which of the following trends?

An increase in party polarization

(Nate Silver quote) Which of the following would improve Hillary Clinton's chances of winning the nomination?

Closed primaries

(Texas state senator Jeff Wentworth quote) Which of the following is a potential outcome if the proposal referred to above becomes law?

Divided government may occur more frequently.

(Trump cartoon with beast) The cartoon expresses which of the following viewpoints?

Donald Trump ran an unconventional and unpredictable campaign

Select the response that matches a political practice with its impact.

Front-loading —> Early states are more influential

(Texas state senator Jeff Wentworth quote) Which of the following would be most likely to support the proposal discussed in the quote?

Leaders of the 2 majority parties

According to the Pew Research Center, more than 28.5% of all eligible voters cast ballots in the 2016 presidential primaries, compared to the 30.4% turnout in the 2008 primaries. Which of the following conclusions is supported by the data?

Most eligible voters do not participate in presidential primaries

Suppose the Green Party of the United States won 5% of the votes throughout the country in congressional races. How many seats in Congress would the Green Party likely win?

No seats in either house of Congress

(Nate Silver quote) Which of the following explains why the percentage of delegates awarded to Hillary Clinton in the Democratic primaries exceeded the percentage of primary votes who supported her?

Superdelegates usually support the candidate favored by the party elite

(Independent Florida graphic) The graphic addresses which of the following problems of voting for a third party?

Third-party candidates are not well known to the American public