______ states that increasing the number of social cleavages in a country has less of an effect on party system size if the electoral system is nonproportional than if it’s proportional.
A. Duverger’s theory
B. Duverger’s law
C. Duverger’s hypothesis
D. Freezing hypothesis
A. Duverger’s theory
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The theory of presidential system design refers to the idea that
a. presidential systems encourage political conflicts without providing the means to resolve them. b. the extent to which the rules of an institution allow the majority party to control the institution's actions drives the political outcomes emanating from the institution. c. presidential systems prevent political conflicts. d. party unity is based largely on individual party members' preferences. e. some features of presidential system can enhance political stability compared to certain parliamentary approaches.
The different public assessments of President George W. Bush’s and President Bill Clinton’s characters show us that ______.
a. although of different parties, the public has assessed them nearly identically b. Bush ranked higher on all traits than did Clinton c. Bush and Clinton share the same presidential character d. presidents have different styles and project different images to the public e. Clinton ranked higher on all traits than did Bush
Which of the following is an accurate statement about the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy?
a. It prohibited all soldiers from discussing their sexual activities.-- b. It prevented gays and lesbians from serving in the military. c. It required gay and lesbian soldiers to keep quiet about their sexual orientation. d. It prevented the military from discharging gay and lesbian soldiers.
Which of the following strategies for expanding civil rights would the Reverend Martin Luther King Jr. have been most likely to support?
a. sabotaging the electricity supply to the homes of segregationist leaders b. intimidating elderly whites to discourage them from supporting Jim Crow laws c. boycotting stores that enforced segregationist policies d. boycotting elections to underscore the problem of African American disenfranchisement--