If a Moderately Poor Country with a High Level of Social

question 15

Multiple Choice

If a moderately poor country with a high level of social heterogeneity had adopted a constitution that specified presidentialism, what kind of electoral rules would you suggest they employ in order to maximize their chances for survival as a democracy?

• A) It wouldn't matter, because they would have a multiparty system no matter the electoral rules.
• B) It wouldn't matter, because they would have a two-party system no matter the electoral rules.
• C) Majoritarian (single-member district) rules so that they would have a small number of large parties.
• D) Proportional representation so that they would have a small number of large parties.
• E) Proportional representation so that they would have a large number of large parties.

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