What is the effect of low levels of political participation in a democratic society?
a. the quality of information to voters declines
b. popular sovereignty is reduced and democracy is weakened
c. the political parties gain power and government becomes more efficient
d. partisanship increases and voters become more ideological
b
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a. it cannot be studied empirically. b. it is not stated as a interrogative sentence. c. it does not state a relationship between two variables. d. all of the above.
Give examples of powers reserved for state governments and provide the constitutional source of that power.
What will be an ideal response?
The power to draw legislative districts rests with whom?
A. Assembly and Senate committee members and their expert staff B. the leaders of the Assembly and Senate, and the governor C. the Citizens Redistricting Commission D. the U.S. Congressional House delegation
In theory, which of the following types of party system will be the most likely to emerge within a proportional representation electoral system?
A. dominant party system B. multiparty system C. two-and-a-half party system D. two-party system