Pippa Norris argues that the choice of election system can make a society tend toward either “consensual” democracy or “adversarial” democracy. Which of the following statements best reflects her thesis?

a. Single-member district systems promote consensual democracy.
b. Proportional representation systems promote adversarial democracy.
c. Proportional representation systems promote consensual democracy.
d. Single-member district systems promote consensual democracy, but only when voting turnout is high.


Answer: c

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