In the immediate aftermath of the debt ceiling crisis of 2011, ______.
a. Congress passed a major stimulus package to boost economic growth
b. at least one major bond ratings agency downgraded the United States’ credit rating
c. Speaker of the House John Boehner resigned from office
d. President Obama and congressional Republicans were able to strike a grand bargain on future budgets
e. House Republicans began pushing for President Obama’s impeachment
b. at least one major bond ratings agency downgraded the United States’ credit rating
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Which statement accurately compares the single-member plurality (SMP) system with the system of proportional representation (PR)?
a. SMP leads to a greater level of political conflict than PR does. b. PR is more likely to bring about divided government than SMP is. c. SMP leads to a representation of people while PR leads to a representation of ideas. d. PR creates incentives to form coalitions while SMP creates incentives to fragment society.