Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. Countries with electoral tiers above the district level are typically more favorable to smaller parties.
2. The choice of electoral systems in former colonies across the world was strongly influenced by the electoral system used by the former colonial ruler. Thus, many former British colonies use single-member district plurality, whereas many former French colonies use two-round system.
3. Electoral systems with upper tiers(electoral tiers above the district level) are typically more favorable to smaller parties than electoral systems with a single tier.
4. A common side effect of electoral thresholds is that voters for small parties end up wasting their votes if the party they voted for cannot surpass the threshold.This is more likely to occur when the threshold is high.
1. True
2. True
3. True
4. True
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A. extended federal civil service protections to the states. B. reorganized the federal government and exempted a substantial number of government employees from civil service protections. C. increased the number of government employees selected by the spoils system. D. established the principle of employment on the basis of open competitive examinations. E. established a merit system during the Civil War.
The U.S. policy of isolationism remained until ________
a. 1800 b. the late 1850s c. the late 1890s d. 1914 e. 2001
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A) In The Federalist No. 10 he foresaw that Americans would group together into factions. B) He warned against the baneful effects of the spirit of party. C) He formed the Federalist Party. D) He formed the Democratic-Republican Party. E) He strongly advocated that there be several parties so as to provide choices for citizens.
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a. Coalitional alliance b. Membership organizations c. Associations d. Individual institutions