The correct answer is B) the candidates voted in at the upper levels probably have more understanding of who would serve the public best.
<em>A characteristic of short ballot voting is the candidates voted in at the upper levels probably have more understanding of who would serve the public best.
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In order to simplify the election process, a short ballot is an election where the voter is going to vote only on the major candidates and legislative issues. This way people are prevented to vote for an office they don’t know. The electoral college in the U.S. has a short ballot to not confuse the voters when voting for the representant of their district.
The United States declared war on Britain in 1812. It did so because Britain refused to stop seizing American ships that traded with France—Britain's enemy in Europe. Sometimes there were also seizures of American sailors. These seizures were known as impressment.
