Question
Sore loser laws prevent losers of these elections from running in general elections as independents or under a different party. For 10 points each:
[10e] Name these elections which, along with caucuses, determine the major-party candidates of presidential elections.
ANSWER: primary races [or primaries]
[10m] Sore loser laws are designed in part to limit this electoral effect common in first-past-the-post systems, in which a third-party candidate can change the outcome of an election by taking votes from a closely-aligned major party candidate.
ANSWER: spoiler effect [accept vote splitting or split vote; accept spoiling an election; accept Nader effect; reject “split-ticket” voting]
[10h] While distinct from running under two parties, this electoral practice of multiple parties nominating the same candidate is also outlawed in many states.
ANSWER: electoral fusion [accept fusion voting; accept plural nomination; accept cross-endorsement]
<Jeffrey Liu, Social Science - Other> ~20764~ <Editor: Vincent Du>
Data
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Exact Match? | Heard | PPB | Easy % | Medium % | Hard % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 PACE NSC | 06/08/2024 | Y | 36 | 16.67 | 97% | 58% | 11% |