How do political parties in the United States help citizens engage with their government?A.By constantly challenging the two-party system in order to better represent citizens' interestsB.By encouraging citizens to remain open to all viewpoints rather than taking partisan stancesC.By making it easier for voters to identify candidates who share their general beliefs and valuesD.By convincing citizens to ignore national issues and focus on those specific to a city or stateSUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUSNEXTarrow_forward

What is one major role of political parties in U.S. politics?A.Discouraging voters from holding partisan viewpointsB.Reducing the power of lobbyists and political action committeesC.Presenting information to voters through the mediaD.Funding and organizing elections in place of the statesSUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS

What is one way political parties shape public policy?A.Appointing like-minded judges to the judicial branchB.Getting party candidates elected to officeC.Working toward uniting the major partiesD.Restricting the use of political advertisements

Which statement best explains how political parties are able to exert influence over U.S. public policy?A.Parties ensure that their members are unable to vote independently on most public policy issues.B.Parties offer campaign funds to candidates who will support the party's platform once in office.C.Party members work to limit the influence of political action committees on public policy decisions.D.Party leaders bring together voters with opposing values to enable policy compromises.

Political parties serve toGroup of answer choicesoffer citizens a choice in the direction of their government.allow a coalition of common interests join together for a political purpose.offer the public a choice between policies and leaders.bring numerous candidates for office under a common label.All these answers are correct.

What is a political party?a group identified by name and ideology that fields candidates at elections in order to win public office and control governmenta general term for the rules governing an election, including the structure of the ballot, the electoral formula and districtinga set of rules and practices that inform its members about their relationships with one another and how they should interacta realm where citizens associate according to their own interests and wishes