What factors have led to (and helped maintain) the U.S. two-party system? Is this system preferable, or should America have a multiparty system?
What will be an ideal response?
the United States has experienced few serious political splits and cleavages and, most important, that the rules of the game (e.g., winner take all, ballot access laws, exclusion from debates, and rules making it more difficult for third-party presidential candidates to obtain public funding) are designed to protect the two major parties.
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Because there is no world government, it is impossible to punish states that violate international law
a. True b. False
Members of the House of Representatives are
a. appointed by the president. b. appointed by the state legislatures. c. elected directly by the people. d. selected by special committees within each state. e. selected by the Senate.
The United States does not use referenda at the national level
Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
According to the liberal perspective, which of the following events at the domestic level of analysis contributed to the outbreak of World War II? (Choose all that apply.)
a. Divided domestic interests in the United States led it to reject membership in the League of Nations. b. The German economy collapsed following World War I. c. A power vacuum was created by many new weak states in Eastern Europe and a weak China in Asia. d. Aggressive interests of various domestic groups in Germany caused leaders to go to war.