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Power & Choice, 8/e
W. Phillips Shively, University of Minnesota---Minneapolis
Elections

True or False



1

The 1983 elections in Nigeria were largely discredited because the published roll of registered voters was suspiciously large, suggesting fraud.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE
2

Most early democracies used the SMDP electoral system, but have now switched to the PR system.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE
3

In democracies, elections do not serve to build support for the system.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE
4

Britain and many of her former colonies use the SMDP electoral system.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE
5

SMDP bias is worsened considerably if the strength of small parties is concentrated in a few districts.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE
6

Long term factors that affect how people vote change rapidly.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE
7

Israel holds parliamentary elections every four years by an unusually simple and direct form of proportional representation.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE








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