Author Question: Nelson W. Polsby has suggested that political parties deserve a continuing role in the selection of ... (Read 38 times)

sammy · **on:** Jul 9, 2018

Nelson W. Polsby has suggested that political parties deserve a continuing role in the selection of presidential nominees because

A) no better institutions have evolved to conduct nominating politics.
B) they are crucial for the proper general functioning of the political system.
C) they are constitutional.
D) a and b.
E) none of the above.

Question 2

Which of the following statements regarding presidential primaries is correct?

A) Those who vote in the primaries are quite representative of the party identifiers who do not vote.
B) Those who vote in the primaries are quite unrepresentative of the party identifiers who do not vote.
C) Those who vote in the primaries that select delegates to the national conventions are a majority of those who are eligible to vote in them.
D) Presidential primaries are still controlled by the old-style, big-city bosses who have always controlled the nominating process.
E) None of the above.