According to Duverger's Law, a country with single-member plurality districts tends to have a two-party system because
A. third parties tend to be banned by statute.
B. having more than two parties is too confusing for voters.
C. voters prefer to think in pairs like ins/outs or incumbents/challengers.
D. third and fourth parties tend to receive no representation for the votes they receive.
D
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a) the reasonable belief that a crime has been committed and that a particular suspect is the likely perpetrator of that crime b) an administrative procedure in which law enforcement personnel document a suspect's arrest c) a judicial proceeding at which a suspect is formally charged with a crime and asked to enter a plea d) a formal accusation charging an individual with the commission of a crime e) a plea indicating a defendant's decision not to contest a criminal charge
The "fifth modernization" refers to China's
a. movement toward global domination. b. movement toward democracy. c. movement toward a partnership with Japan. d. movement toward a partnership with the United States.
If a governor wants to veto a particular section of an appropriations bill, he or she would implement a(n) ________ veto
A) pocket B) item C) initiative D) amicus E) recess
Which of the following has been identified by researchers as the reason why Americans during the 1980s and 1990s focused more on issues of morality than on economic needs?
a. More people were able to provide for their basic economic needs. b. More people identified themselves as upper class. c. More people were living below the poverty line. d. Conservative ideology grew significantly during those decades. e. A majority of Americans supported government intervention in the economy.