What is the primary purpose of political parties?
a. Contesting elections and forming governments afterward
b. Rallying popular opinion around ideological platforms
c. Getting information to television news outlets
d. Converting new members to particular religious doctrines
e. Eliminating other political parties from the political system
a
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a. township b. city c. state d. county
How was the railroads use of television to explain their case for fair government policies related to their investment in public image?
A) TV allowed the industry to push for government policies that would help railroads a mainstay of the toy industry. B) Using TV to address those policies was crucial to that industry's ability to survive and compete with trucking. C) Railroads found TV invaluable in educating the public about policies that would have made high speed rail possible. D) Competition among players in the railroad industry threatened the survival of the industry, and TV was utilized to address policies that would have prevented that.
Today, under Senate Rule 22, _____senators must sign a petition requesting cloture.
A. twenty B. ten C. fifteen D. eighteen E. sixteen
Which of the following is not an internal characteristic that influences a state to go to war?
a. Geographic location b. Demographic stress c. Cultural values d. Religious differences e. Political institution