Which of the Following Is NOT a Characteristic of the Responsible

question 49

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of the responsible party model?

• A) Each party should present a coherent set of programs to the voters, consistent with its ideology and clearly different from those of the other party.
• B) The candidates for each party should pledge to support their party's platform and to implement their party's program if elected.
• C) Voters should make their choices based on which party's program most closely reflects their own ideas and hold the parties responsible for unkept promises by voting their members out of office.
• D) While governing, each party should exercise control over its elected officials to ensure that party officials are promoting and voting for its programs, thereby providing accountability to the voters.
• E) Each party should act in a polarized fashion to such an extent that their behavior impedes government functions.

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