Leon D. Epstein described Texas parties as __________
a. "any group, however loosely organized, seeking to elect governmental officeholders under a given label"
b. "a coherent group, tightly organized, seeking to control state laws concerning elections to maintain their dominance in government"
c. "a loose group, however organized, seeking appointments to bureaucratic agencies by the governor"
d. "a coherent group, tightly organized, seeking to influence public policy through lobbying elected officials"
Answer: a
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In analyzing ethnic conflict, political scientist John Mueller
a. argues that the minority that resorts to violence destroys the space for the moderate middle. b. argues that it resembles the Hobbesian war of all against all. c. argues that violent groups rarely achieve their ends by manipulating ethnic myths and fears. d. deemphasizes the role of symbolic politics. e. focuses on economic disparity between ethnic groups as the primary cause of violent conflicts.