Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. Most democracies have multiparty systems.
2. Confessional cleavages continue to be salient in many non-European countries.
3. Anticlericalism refers to the division between private life, where religion belongs, and public life, where religion doesn’t belong.
4. The mechanical effect of an electoral system refers to the way that votes are translated into seats.
5. In disproportional electoral systems, the mechanical effect rewards large parties and punishes small ones.
1. True
2. True
3. False
4. True
5. True
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a. inherent powers b. a presidential mandate c. war power d. executive privilege
The modern Congress is different from the 19th-century Congress in that most members
A. have previously been governors of their home states. B. are now amateur politicians who want only to spend a short time in Congress. C. are now minorities or women. D. return to their respective state legislatures after their congressional service is over. E. are now professional politicians who want to stay in Congress and make it their career.