Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. Most democracies have multiparty systems.
2. Confessional cleavages continue to be salient in many non-European countries.
3. Anticlericalism refers to the division between private life, where religion belongs, and public life, where religion doesn’t belong.
4. The mechanical effect of an electoral system refers to the way that votes are translated into seats.
5. In disproportional electoral systems, the mechanical effect rewards large parties and punishes small ones.
1. True
2. True
3. False
4. True
5. True
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A. State of nature B. Anarchy C. Society D. Theocracy E. Demography
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false