A politically savvy nurse is explaining to co-workers that a plank in a political party's platform refers to the
a. documents that will be voted on.
b. financing arm of the convention.
c. party's stand on specific issues.
d. supporters of various programs.
C
The party's stands on specific issues are called planks, which come together to form a platform, which represents the consensus of party delegates on specific issues of importance to the party leaders.
The party votes on issues during the political conventions, which then become the basis of arguments made during a political race.
The financing means of the convention is not known as a plank.
The supporters of various programs are not known as planks.
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