After party caucuses were replaced by national nominating conventions, the real power in selecting presidential nominees was wielded by
A. the voters in primary elections.
B. local party leaders.
C. political pundits.
D. nonpartisan groups that sought to pick the best candidates.
E. the voters in caucus elections.
Answer: B
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What will be an ideal response?
Under the __________ system, jobs in the federal bureaucracy are awarded on the basis of skills and expertise
Fill in the blank with the correct words.
When a municipality possesses home rule, it
A) can secede from one state and join another whenever it pleases. B) can modify its charter and run its affairs without approval by the state legislature. C) has greater freedom than those municipalities that do not possess home rule in such fields as education and police power. D) can do all of the above. E) is entirely dependent on the federal government for help.
Structural approaches are criticized for all of the following reasons EXCEPT ______.
a. they are too third-party dependent b. they are too authoritarian c. they are too employee centered d. they lack political understanding