Why does the U.S. political system fail to produce a major third party?
A. multi-member districts and a proportional voting system
B. single-member districts and a nonpartisan blanket primary system
C. multi-member districts and a plurality (first-past-the-post) voting system
D. single-member districts and a plurality (first-past-the-post) voting system
D. single-member districts and a plurality (first-past-the-post) voting system
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Exercising his right to deploy the National Guard was an example of which of the following powers of the governor? a. appointment power b. judicial power c. legislative power d. military powers
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Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
Which of the following is NOT true about the Mexican bureaucracy?
a. Although officials at lower levels of bureaucracy are ensured job security by legislation, those at the middle and upper levels serve only so long as their bosses have confidence in them. b. The bulk of the federal bureaucracy work in Mexico City. c. The size of the federal bureaucracy is roughly equal to the size of the bureaucracies of state and local governments d. About one-quarter of Mexico's bureaucracy is employed by its state-owned industries and semi-autonomous government agencies. e. While a career in Mexico's bureaucracy was once attractive, since 2000, it has become less so due to the decreased power of the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) and the increased power of the private sector in Mexico.