An election system that awards legislative seats to each party approximately equal to its popular voting strength is called
a. single-member district voting.
b. republic representation.
c. a third-party system.
d. a two-party system.
e. proportional representation.
e
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The purpose of Federalist No. 10 was to ______.
a. convince Americans of the dangers of anarchy b. make a case for abolishing slavery c. warn Americans against the dangers of factions d. provide more information on the separation of powers
Mandating primary elections has weakened the role of parties as official components of the electoral system.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
The use of toxic defoliants by the United States in Vietnam is an example of a violation of the principle of
a. double effect. c. self-defense. b. legitimate intent. d. none of the above.
What was the assumption of behind “mutual assured destruction”?
a. In a U.S.-Soviet crisis Washington would have to launch a nuclear strike first to avoid a Soviet second strike. b. Only mutual vulnerability to nuclear attack could prevent nuclear war. c. A full-scale nuclear exchange would produce nuclear “winter”. d. The construction of effective U.S. and Soviet anti-missile defenses would allow both to escape destruction in a nuclear war.