Loyal party activists and voters are important because if voters do not show up to vote for a party’s candidates on Election Day, the party will not be able to gain political office and implement its preferred policies. Group of answer choicesTrueFalse

Why might citizens choose to join a political party?A.They can participate in civil disobedience.B.They can donate to their preferred candidate.C.They can vote in a closed primary.D.They will be eligible to vote in federal elections.SUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS

Party labelsGroup of answer choicesno longer mean anything to most members of the electorate or candidatesare usually downplayed during elections so voters do not normally know the party affiliation of the candidatesare basically misleading and tend to confuse votersoffer a useful shorthand cue that keeps voting decisions cheap and simple for the voters

The threat of collective punishment by the voters gives the majority partyGroup of answer choicesa strong incentive to govern in a secretive manner so voters are kept in the dark about policya strong incentive to govern in ways that please votersa strong incentive to appoint opposition party members to important offices so voters will think the party is faira strong incentive to downplay the party label so voters are confused about which candidate is with which party

Campaigns should focus onGroup of answer choicespersuading people likely to support them to turnoutspreading their resources evenly on both turning out likely supporters and convincing undecided voters and voters inclined to support their opponentconvincing undecided voters to support thempersuading supporters of their opponent to switch their vote

Discuss the necessity of political parties in a democracy.