In 1972, the Democratic National Committee initiated procedural reforms in the presidential nominating process that
a. weakened local control over delegate selection.
b. ensure representation of women and minorities at the party convention.
c. denied seats to state delegations that failed to adhere to national rules.
d. broaden participation in the nomination process.
e. All of the above
Answer: e. All of the above
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a) Rational b) Political c) Social d) Economic
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A. are an effective way to minimize interest group participation. B. are an effective way to reduce campaign spending. C. facilitate coordination of efforts between candidates and groups. D. are not likely to take money out of politics. E. have restricted speech considerably.
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a. our operational definitions of the dependent and independent variables accurately capture the concepts those variables are meant to represent. b. within the context of the experiment, each time we take a measure of the dependent variable from a participant, we get roughly the same result. c. our operational definitions of variables are valid, but only within the context of that one experiment. d. we can confidently state that any observed changes in the dependent variable result from manipulations of the independent variable(s) and nothing else.
The Neutral Party, a major political party, nominates Kevin Strauss for the presidential elections. David King, another strong contender for the post, splits from the Neutral Party and forms the Blue Partyto promote his candidacy. The Blue Party best exemplifies a(n):
A. ideological party. B. personality party. C. issue-oriented party. D. single-issue party. E. reform party.