Which of the following best defines a political party?

A voter complains that political parties have become too powerful and no longer represent individual citizens. They argue that elections feel dominated by large organizations rather than by independent voters and grassroots participation.Which aspect of the power problem with political parties does this concern best illustrate?

A national organization launches an online campaign encouraging people to email members of Congress about a proposed law. The organization claims to represent widespread local support, but most of the messages are generated through a centralized website, and the group has very few actual members at the community level.This strategy is best described as:

Political parties and interest groups are often described as linkage institutions because they:

Voter turnout is ________ in the United States. Since 1960 voter turnout has _______________.

Which of the following is NOT one of the system-level factors that affect voter turnout in the United States?

In political science, an issue network refers to the pattern of interaction among:

Democratic theory is based on the assumption that an informed public makes meaningful choices about government officials and public policies. Which of the following best reflects what political scientists have found about this assumption in practice?

A television news network decides to devote most of its evening coverage to dramatic political scandals, highly emotional human-interest stories, and intense conflict between candidates, while giving little attention to routine policy discussions or stable government operations.Which type of media bias described in the passage best explains this coverage decision?

A national poll reports that 48% of respondents say they approve of the president’s job performance. The poll has a margin of error of ±3 percentage points.Based on the lecture video, which of the following is the most correct interpretation of this result?