11.3 Parties Influence on Public Policy

2024 Republican Party Platform | The American Presidency Project

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2024 Democratic Party Platform | The American Presidency Project

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Multiple Choice

Which of the following best describes the function of platforms for the two major political parties?

• Platforms provide congressional funds to support the two-party system.

• Platforms ONLY provide voters with one viewpoint on economic and social issues to make it less work on election day.

• Platforms are a yearly-created document that informs voter which issues they can hold their candidates accountable for.

• Platforms are the goals, strategies, and principles of a party that show candidates what they will try to support if elected.

Open Ended

Do political parties help or hurt public policy? Give a reason/example in your answer.