Duverger's Law argues
a. that understanding parties requires considering the ways in which they are similar to and different from businesses, interest groups, and government agencies.
b. a country's party system is less a function of its electoral rules than of its underlying socioeconomic divisions.
c. the fortunes of major political parties remain stable for long periods followed by a dramatic change.
d. that parties that adopt a range of ideologically moderate policies designed to capture broad segments of the population are the most successful.
e. that FPTP electoral systems generate two-party systems.
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