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1. Use the text below to
answer the following question.
"The Electors shall meet in their respective states and vote by ballot for President and Vice-President, one of whom, at least, shall not be an inhabitant of the same state with themselves . . . and if no person have such majority, then from the persons having the highest numbers not exceeding three on the list of those voted for as President, the House of Representatives shall choose immediately, by ballot, the President. But in choosing the President, the
votes shall be taken by states, the representation from each state having one vote . . ."
-Excerpt from Amendment XII of the US Constitution
According to this Amendment, how is the president chosen if no candidate receives a majority of votes by the Electoral College?
98. Use the text below to answer the following question.
"If you start from the understanding that important party decisions are made before the voters weigh in, the question 'who's
winning?'—or, alternately, 'who is the party choosing, and which people are making that choice?'—becomes one of the best ways to give ordinary citizens who want to become more active political participants the information
they need. (If you're not a party member, meanwhile, knowing the process by which the party made its choice—rather than just the outcome it arrived at—can still help inform your own political participation.)"
-Greg Marx, "In Defense of (the Right Kind of) Horse Race
Journalism," Columbia Journalism Review, September 6, 2011.
Regarding the above excerpt, which of the following statements would the author most likely agree with?