According to Duverger's Law, single-member plurality produces _____
a. a multiparty system that includes centrist parties
b. a two party system with little room for anyone else
c. a dominant party that wins a majority of elected positions
d. a multiparty system with almost no conflicting ideologies
Correct Answer: b
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Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
Liberals believe that external factors cause poverty rather than individual behavior. These factors include:
A. Racial discrimination B. Lack of opportunities C. Job training D. low wage jobs E. A,B and D F. All of the above
Critics say that pluralists do not give enough importance to ________
a. how bargainsbetween groups take place b. how self-regulating stable systems are produced c. how economic conditions affect political equality d. how the political game is played e. how benefits really are distributed
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a. regressive. b. proportional. c. progressive. d. subjective.