Which of the following statements is true of the functions of political parties?
A) They act as the major institutions through which the executive and legislative branches cooperate with each other.
B) They help increase the voting choices for the electorate by widening the pool of candidates contesting in the general elections.
C) They allow the executive and legislative branches of the government to function independently of each other.
D) They keep the public from interfering in the affairs of the government.
E) They work together to fashion legislation that serves only their own interests.
A
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a. with a chancellor who chooses a president. b. with most powers given to the president and a mainly ceremonial position of chancellor. c. consisting of a chancellor and a monarch who serves only a ceremonial role. d. with most powers given to the chancellor and a mainly ceremonial position of president. e. with a chancellor chosen by a monarch.
At the Constitutional Convention, the South insisted that
A) export taxes not be imposed. B) incomes taxes never be imposed. C) lower federal courts be created as well as a Supreme Court. D) slavery be abolished. E) the power to regulate interstate commerce belong to Congress.
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a. True b. False