According to the Logic of Duverger's Theory, If a Country

question 26

Multiple Choice

According to the logic of Duverger's theory, if a country with a heterogeneous society (many cleavages) like Israel switched from its current permissive electoral rules to a disproportional system (such as the one the United States uses) , what would you expect to happen to its party system?

• A) The number of parties in the legislature would decrease.
• B) The number of parties in the legislature would increase.
• C) The number of parties in the legislature would stay the same.

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