What has happened to the coattail effect in recent years?
a. It has been ignored by mainstream political scientists.
b. It has decreased in importance due to declining party ties.
c. It has become completely nonexistent because of declining party ties.
d. It has remained roughly as powerful as before.
b. It has decreased in importance due to declining party ties.
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a. It was adopted almost word for word into Article IV of the Constitution. b. It deals with the delegation problem of keeping the citizenry’s agents honest. c. It was written by a leading Federalist who was later opposed to the adoption of the Constitution. d. It establishes the reasoning behind Madison’s beliefs regarding the failure of pluralism.
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false
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