The name was given to the British policy in the first half of the 18th century whereby American colonies were largely left to govern themselves:

In presidential elections if no candidate receives a majority of the election votes, a. the winner is decided by the house of representative’s. b. the current president remains in office for four more years. c. the winner is decided by the senate. d. a runoff election is held in december between the two candidates who received the most votes in the general election.