Identify the major functions of political parties
What will be an ideal response?
An ideal response will:
1, Identify the major functions of American political parties: recruiting candidates to run for office, raising money, organizing government, connecting the branches of government, informing voters, mobilizing support and voters, integrating new groups into the political process, giving voters leverage over elected officials, and providing information cues on policy.
2, May include details on the erosion of some of these functions (if applicable).
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In which of the following do political action committees (PACs) tend to invest their contributions?
a. members of the minority party in Congress b. campaigns of challengers c. members of Congress who have supported them in the past d. members of Congress who are the most ideologically extreme
Economists cite all of these factors as evidence of a healthy economy EXCEPT
A. a decrease in the national tax base. B. low unemployment. C. stable consumer goods prices. D. improvements in individual productivity. E. increasing overall economic productivity.