If potential conflicts exist in ethnicallydivided societies, which electoral rules would political scientists recommend in order to mitigate the conflict?
A. proportional representation electoral rules.
B. majoritarian electoral rules.
C. scholars don’t agree on the best course of action in this case. Some recommend PR and others recommend majoritarian rules.
C. scholars don’t agree on the best course of action in this case. Some recommend PR and others recommend majoritarian rules.
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The text states that the media typically report presidential elections as horse races. This means that they
A. have an instinctive desire to expose scandals. B. play the roles of gatekeeper, scorekeeper, and watchdog in a presidential campaign. C. seek opportunities to write background or interpretive stories about issues in the campaign. D. focus more on the contest itself than on the issues of the campaign. E. have an instinctive desire to investigate personalities.
The situation in which individuals are tempted not to contribute to a cause because they will get the benefits even if they do not participate is called the
A. size factor. B. free-rider problem. C. disincentive factor. D. zero-sum game. E. special-interest paradox.