Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. According to some scholars, ethnic minorities will never pose a danger to democratic stability when they’re excluded from participation in formal political institutions.
2. Immobilism is often associated with the adoption of proportional representation (PR) electoral rules.
3. Historically, democracy has been more stable in parliamentary regimes than in presidential ones.
4. When legislative deadlock does occur, it’s much more likely to lead to democratic instability in presidential democracies than in parliamentary ones.
1. False
2. False
3. True
4. True
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