Leon D. Epstein described Texas parties as __________.
a. any group, however loosely organized, seeking to elect governmental officeholders under a given label
b. a coherent group, tightly organized, seeking to control state laws concerning elections to maintain their dominance in government
c. a loose group, however organized, seeking appointments to bureaucratic agencies by the governor
d. a coherent group, tightly organized, seeking to influence public policy through lobbying elected officials
Question 2
V. O. Key suggested that parties are best understood from what three perspectives?
a. the party in the country, the party in the state, and the party in the cities and counties
b. the Democratic Party, the Republican Party, and third parties
c. the party in elections, the party in policymaking, and the party in propaganda
d. the party as an organization, the party in the electorate, and the party in government
Table 6.1 illustrates the main regime types and their differences. It breaks the regimes into four
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Monophyletic vs. paraphyletic group
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