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
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A parliamentary system is different from a presidential system primarily for which of the following reasons?
A. In a parliamentary system, the executive and legislative branches are combined. B. In a presidential system, the executive branch is superior to the legislative. C. The head of government chooses the cabinet in a presidential but not a parliamentary system. D. Both in a parliamentary system, the executive and legislative branches are combined and in a presidential system, the executive branch is superior to the legislative