Federalism, or the division of power between a national government and regional units, stands in contrast to

As a general rule, ethnic groups become more conservative as they rise in social status

Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

To test Duverger’s theory, we need to have a measure of the number of cleavages in a society. The measure that is used most often is the effective number of ethnic groups. What does an analyst need to assume if she is to use this measure?

A. That ethnicity is the only type of cleavage that exists in a society. B. That all of the nonethnic cleavages in a society (class, religion, region, and so on) are highly correlated with the ethnic cleavages. C. That there are no ethnic cleavages in a society.