In the nineteenth century, a party leader who used patronage, government contracts, and access to power to dictate policy was knows as the ________

The primary strategy of the U.S. during the Cold War was to deter Soviet attacks on the U.S., contain communist expansion, and wait for the Soviet Union to collapse

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

Which of the following is NOT a critical and legitimate function of an American political party?

a. providing an organizational coherence to the operations of popular elections b. providing organization for the operation of government c. contesting elections on behalf of the electorate d. recruiting and nominating candidates for public office e. blocking as much legislation as possible from the opposing party in Congress