Briefly differentiate between coalition building in the United States and in Europe. What are the advantages and disadvantages of each system?
What will be an ideal response?
An ideal response will:
1, Discuss the institutional structure of the U.S. plurality system, which effectively limits the ability of third parties to partake in government.
2, Contrast the American winner-take-all model with the majority of European countries, which use a proportional representation system and coalition governments including minority parties.
3, State that proportional representation gives greater voice to minorities at the cost of extreme third parties having greater influence.
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Some people see the poor as lazy; others believe that most of the people who arepoor are victims of circumstance. How are these perspectives on poverty reflected in the public policy solutions preferred by conservatives, liberals, and Paul Ryan?
What will be an ideal response?
A recent debate over whether Mexico is meeting its 1944 treaty obligations concerned which issue?
a. water policy b. education policy c. execution of Mexican nationals convicted of murder d. immigration policy e. NAFTA