The authors suggest that campaigns focus on assigning credit and blame for the state of the nation, activating latent partisanship, and introducing and judging the candidates' characters.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
True
You might also like to view...
Organized labor has relatively little influence on Texas politics
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
The text suggests that the abolition of the electoral college might lead to
A. less partisanship. B. an increase in political action committee (PAC) spending. C. the formation of third parties. D. a more ideological electorate. E. a decrease in political participation.
The Department of Justiceopposed busing plans to overcome segregation of schools
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Which of the following is true about contemporary primary elections in Texas?
a. Voter turnout is generally higher than in general elections. b. Split-ticket voting is more common than in general elections. c. Voter turnout is typically higher in runoff elections than in the first round of primaries. d. Voters tend to be more ideological than the general public.