According to Duverger's law,
A. a winner-takes-all system encourages third-party growth.
B. single-member districts lead to instability because political stakes are so high.
C. small parties flourish best in a single-member district system.
D. proportional representation systems lead to two-party systems.
E. single-member districts lead to stable two-party systems.
Answer: E
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