One of the reasons that there are only two major political parties in Texas include __________.
A. the use of majority rule elections with runoffs in general elections
B. intense ideological orientations that emphasize purity of beliefs over winning office
C. socialization of individuals to think the two-party system is inevitable and preferable
D. the constitutional establishment of the two-party system
Answer: C
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a. the regime purged the top ranks of the military. b. the regime placed officers promoted from the Revolutionary Guards in command positions over the regular divisions. c. the Leader placed chaplains in military units to watch over military officers. d. the regime built up the Revolutionary Guards as a parallel military force. e. in recent years, the regular military and Revolutionary Guards have been placed under the authority of the fundamentalist ideologically-inclined Basej. .
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What will be an ideal response?
Which theory contends that American society is divided along class lines?
a. pluralism b. policy gridlock c. balance of power d. elitism
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a. Most of the world's countries have no interest in an agreement. b. It would eliminate the problem of the low compliance to the agreement. c. The more members there are, the more complex the negotiations and the more difficult it is to reach an agreement. d. If membership is restricted to the most powerful countries, any agreement can then be imposed on all other countries. e. Broad membership would inevitably include the United States, and the United States has no interest in addressing this problem.