". . . several States used the general ticket system. Under that arrangement, all of the State’s seats were filled at-large—that

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". . . several States used the general ticket system. Under that arrangement, all of the State’s seats were filled at-large—that

is, elected from the State as a whole, rather than from particular districts. Every voter could vote for a candidate for each one of the State’s seats in the House." What is one possible ramification of this system to elect representatives?

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Ganezh [65] · Answer 1 · 2022-06-22T14:27:50+03:00

Answer:

One of the possible ramifications of this system is that it becomes a reality for a party having a small majority of members to control the entire state's seat in the house.

Explanation:

From the question, it can be seen that the at-large system was used in this voting. This implies that the state's seat were filled by electing from the state as a whole and not by each district. Furthermore, the general ticketing representation makes it possible for the ramification identified because in this method parties are elected, not candidates. Hence the party with the smallest number of members can be elected and then they select their representative to fill the office.