Discuss the party organization of major parties and identify where most power lies.

What will be an ideal response?


Party organization refers to the formal party apparatus, including committees, headquarters, conventions, party leaders, staff, and volunteers. These structures are most visible at the local level, and it is there that most power lies, due to the relative size and reach of local structures and staffs.

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Given the preference orderings listed above, what would the result be of a pair-wise contest between the spending choices tax cut and education?

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Prior to the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in________, many states had denied recognition of same-sex marriages

A) Marbury v. Madison B) McCulloch v. Maryland C) ?Obergefell v. Hodges D) Martin v. Mott E) Martin v. Hunter's Lessee

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The Liberal International Economic Order is most compatible with which of the following economic eras?

A) ?Pre-National B) ?National C) ?International D) ?Global E) ?Post-Global

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