“Countries have many parties only WHEN THEY EMPLOY PROPORTIONAL ELECTORAL RULES.” Are the conditions shown in capital letters sufficient or necessary to produce the effects described?

A. Sufficient
B. Necessary


B. Necessary

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The unitary actor assumption means that:

a. State and leader interests are blended as national interest. b. The preferences of each person in a country are added up to form the national interest. c. All the relevant actors are socialized into one unitary set of preferences. d. Domestic political process produce an outcome that all agree on.

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The third parties in the United States that have had the greatest longevity have been 

A) parties that focus on a single issue.
B) parties with strong ideological foundations.
C) parties that splinter from a major party.
D) factions.
E) parties that focus on socialism.

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Liberals are more likely than conservatives to want to:

a. Support roles for state and local governments. b. Support free-market approaches, such as vouchers. c. Support additional taxes for social programs. d. Use the economic regulatory powers of the government to address problems in the workings of the private markets.

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What was perhaps the most conservative shift of the Roberts Court?

A) The Court took on notably fewer cases than before, reversing the tendency to use the Court at a back-up legislature. B) The Court ruled conservatively on abortion cases, whereas the previous Court tended to rule on the pro-choice side. C) Roberts and colleagues seemed more heavily influenced by outside opinion, lessening the Court's ostensible objectivity. D) Despite its liberal rulings on gun control, the Court ruled conservatively on gay rights and immigration issues.

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