__________ are when social and economic differences buttress one another, making political conflict more intense and polarizing

a. Cross-cutting cleavages
b. Polarizing cleavages
c. Predisposing cleavages
d. Reinforcing cleavages


d

Political Science

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Proportional representation systems use ________, in which more than one person is elected within each electoral constituency

A. theocratic systems B. single-member districts C. multi-member districts D. majoritarian systems E. pluralitarian systems

Political Science

In 2000, voters seemed to vote at least partially on moral issues

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

Political Science

The Declaration of Independence is not the official act by which Congress severed its ties with Britain but rather "was intended to be the formal justification of an act already accomplished."

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

Political Science