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they were intended to support democracy
Generally speaking it would be "political science" that is the academic discipline that focuses on the study of the roles and functions of government, although in some institutions the major is simply "government".
The Mid Atlantic borders the subregion of New England
<span>Duverger's Law notes that two-party systems will tend to form when the voting style is a winner-take-all majority system. When there is a proportional representation system in place (such as in many parliaments), there will tend to be multi-party representation. Third-party candidates tend to be shut out in plurality/majority single-member electoral districts.</span>