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xroflmao

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Briefly describe three major activities of political parties.
 
  What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

What is media bias?
 
  a. favorable treatment of certain politicians, policy positions, and political outcomes
  b. following political poll numbers rather than the issues
  c. focusing on a specific angle of a news story and disregarding others
  d. consumers' tendency to remember only what they agree with
  e. consumers seeking out stories that only confirm what they already believe



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Answer to Question 1

An ideal response will:
1, List three major activities of parties: raising money, running candidates for office, voter mobilization (getting out the vote), formulating and promoting policy, and organizing government
2, Explain, in brief, the importance of three of these activities, emphasizing the role of parties in educating and informing voters and integrating new voters into the political process.

Answer to Question 2

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