After years of rule by self-appointed juntas, Latin America has generally given way to rule by which of the following?

In a precinct convention in Texas, which of the following determines the allocated number of delegates for each precinct?

a. the total population in Texas b. the support the precinct gave to the party's last candidate for governor c. the recommendations offered by the secretary of the party d. the total number of registered voters attending the current precinct convention

By welcoming new groups into their ranks, parties __________

a. establish a monocultural dependence on the party system b. rob those groups of their individual interests and concerns c. give those groups a pragmatic and psychological stake in the political system d. enhance political hegemony by disenfranchising voters outside of these groups