It is relatively rare for a party nominee to get less than ________ of the partisan vote in a presidential or a congressional race.

As Schattschneider argues, Washington becomes "a punching bag for every special and local interest in the nation" because __________

A) U.S. parties are so decentralized that they cannot agree on a strong national platform B) U.S. parties are so rigidly centralized that they cannot agree on a clear party platform C) party platforms are so erringly unclear D) a weakened executive branch fails to control its own party in congress

A confederation is a form of government best described as which of the following?

A. Lower level governments possess primary authority. B. The national-level government monopolizes constitutional authority. C. Direct votes by the people control the actions of government. D. There is no central government at all.