Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)

1. The United States is an example of coming-together federalism.
2. According to Treisman (2002), countries with higher levels of decentralization have higher levels of corruption and lower levels of public goods provision.
3. A bicameral legislature is one in which legislative deliberation occurs in two distinct assemblies.
4. The majority of independent countries in the world today are bicameral in structure.
5. Even upper houses that are generally considered to be weak can, in some circumstances, significantly influence the legislative process.


1. True
2. True
3. True
4. False
5. True

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