Which of the following refers to the way that votes are translated into seats. The mechanical effect of all electoral systems systematically punishes small parties and rewards large parties?

A. freezing hypothesis
B. Duverger’s theory
C. mechanical effect of electoral laws
D. strategic effect of electoral laws


C. mechanical effect of electoral laws

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A. politics B. public institutions C. economics D. sociology

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The number of judges on the Supreme Court is determined by

a. Congress. b. the Constitution. c. the electorate. d. the president. e. the size of the general population.

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As a well-informed citizen living in Texas in the 19th century after the Civil War, what is William likely to find in the newspapers?

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