According to the logic of Duverger’s theory, if the United States changed its electoral rules and adopted a permissive form of PR (with large district magnitudes), what do you predict would happen? (You should assume that the United States has a fairly heterogeneous society—i.e., many cleavages.)
A. The number of parties in the legislature would decrease.
B. The number of parties in the legislature would increase.
C. The number of parties in the legislature would stay the same.
B. The number of parties in the legislature would increase.
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Revenue Service. a) Earned income tax b) Medicare c) Fiscal support d) Local income tax
America maintains a perpetual lease to the site of the ________________, owing to a 1901 amendment to a joint congressional resolution known as the Platt Amendment.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
The major reason presidents are not as successful in a divided government is ______.
a. opposing parties stand for different approaches and solutions to the nation’s problems b. members of one party simply want to defeat a president of the other party c. Congress has less control over its members d. presidents do not try to do as much for fear that what will pass will represent the other party’s priorities e. Congress takes control of the legislative agenda
What percentage of African American families live below the poverty line?
a. nearly 10 percent b. nearly 25 percent c. more than 50 percent d. approximately 70 percent