A political party that has centralized control over nominations and can impose the party platform on its nominees is known as a(n)

Which of the following is one reason that people did not fully participate in elections in the early twentieth century?

a. Women who had been granted the vote were slow to exercise that right. b. Residency requirements resulted in many people moving to different areas. c. Higher-income citizens were indifferent to the candidates in this time period. d. The First World War resulted in fewer voters going to the polls.

Organizations that try to achieve at least some of their goals with government assistance are called __________

a. political parties b. interest groups c. political action committees d. national party committees