Imagine that a scholar wants to develop a measure of preelectoral coordination among parties in democracies. If she thinks about the level of preelectoral coordination between any two parties as going from running independently at one extreme to merging into a single party at the other extreme, then is she conceptualizing preelectoral coordination in terms of a dichotomy or a continuum?

A. Dichotomy
B. Continuum


B. Continuum

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A. Terrorism as a form of "backlash" against perceptions of Western imperialism. B. Military power as a function of economic strength. C. Capitalism as a growing global ideology. D. Wars fought over oil in the Middle East. E. All of the above are examples.

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All Texas legislators are elected using

A) multiple-member districts. B) floating districts. C) single-member districts. D) regional districts.

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By helping office holders plan legislation and assemble legislative coalitions, among other things, lobbyists

a. will mostly change the minds of legislators about issues. b. have almost eliminated the role of the parties from the legislative process. c. have removed the political consideration of the reaction of voters from the legislative process. d. will not so much change minds as activate politicians are already on their side.

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News Clip 13.2: Florida Lawmakers Focus on Gun DebateClick on the above link to access the Interactive eBook. Once you've signed in, scroll to page 603 and watch the video. When you've finished watching the video, come back to the test and answer the following questions:The tragedy at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School sparked a real debate about ______.

A. gun control B. immigration C. LGBTQ rights D. public health

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