In forming a coalition for governing, typically one seeks to have
a. about ten percent over the number needed for a simple majority so there is a cushion for absenteeism and defection.
b. a super-majority of two-thirds of the seats in the legislature.
c. twice as many seats as the parties outside of the coalition.
d. only as many other parties as is necessary to control a bare majority of the parliament's seats.
e. the second largest party join with the largest party.
D
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A. the physically disenfranchised. B. the naysayers. C. the positive apathetics. D. the crosspressured.
According to the text, that portion of the American public who oppose "cooperative internationalism" and favor "militant internationalism" can be described as
a. internationalists. b. accommodationists. c. post-cold war internationalists. d. isolationists. e. hardliners.