Political Parties

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All of the following are functions of political parties except...: educating the electorate, recruiting and nominating candidates, helping monitor poll taxes, monitoring the actions of officeholders

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helping monitor poll taxes

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Selecting people to run for office represents which job of political parties? Options: Nominating, Watchdog, Spoiler, Informing the public

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Nominating

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Presidential debates are an important part of the political process. Which function best describes the purpose of these debates?

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Educating the electorate about campaign issues

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The president comes to Virginia to help a member of his political party campaign for Senate. The President is...

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helping candidate win an election

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The role the media is playing in the political process is...

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emphasizing select issues

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Where along the political spectrum do both political parties try to win votes in the general election? Options: extreme right, in the middle, extreme left

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in the middle

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What is not a similarity between political parties? Options: They organize to win elections., Both liberal and conservative views are reflected., Their party platform, They try to appeal to the political center.

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Their party platform

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How a political party feels on certain issues is stated in their...

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platforms

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One of the major influences of a third party is its ability to...

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introduce new ideas or press for a particular issue

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One of the major influences of a third party is its ability to...

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introduce new ideas or press for a particular issue