Which of the following refers to how the way in which votes are translated into seats influences the strategic behavior of voters and political elites?
A. freezing hypothesis
B. Duverger’s theory
C. mechanical effect of electoral laws
D. strategic effect of electoral laws
D. strategic effect of electoral laws
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a. China b. Japan c. The United States d India
The granting of government jobs and favors to supporters is called
a. partisan alignment. b. partisan polarization. c. bribery. d. political machines. e. political patronage.
Which perspective would most likely highlight Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev’s New Thinking as leading to the end of the Cold War?
a. The realist perspective b. The liberal perspective c. The identity perspective d. The critical theory perspective
The single biggest factor accounting for how people decide to vote is ______.
a. gender b. candidate characteristics c. party identification d. the issues