Which of the following is true of electoral institutions?
A. Plurality electoral rules tend to reduce the number of viable political parties to two
or three.
B. Plurality and majority electoral rules reward smaller parties and punish larger parties
in terms of the way votes are translated into seats.
C. Proportional electoral systems tend to have relatively less viable political parties.
D. Plurality and electoral rules reduce the likelihood of majority control of the
legislature.
E. Proportional representation rules tend to disperse less political power.
A
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