The direct primary system has seriously weakened party control of nominations

Which of the following strategies for expanding civil rights would the Reverend Martin Luther King Jr. have been most likely to support?

a. sabotaging the electricity supply to the homes of segregationist leaders b. intimidating elderly whites to discourage them from supporting Jim Crow laws c. boycotting stores that enforced segregationist policies d. boycotting elections to underscore the problem of African American disenfranchisement--

Under the Old System, power was somewhat centralized in the hands of

A. party and Congressional leaders. B. party activists. C. interest group leaders. D. voters in primary elections. E. PACs.