All of the Following Statements Concerning Parties in American Democracy

question 34

Multiple Choice

All of the following statements concerning parties in American democracy are true EXCEPT this one:

• A) They help provide a linkage between voters and elected officials.
• B) They help to unify a fragmented government.
• C) They provide a voice for the opposition to official government policy.
• D) They have become an impediment to the operation of modern democracy.
• E) They differ from interest groups in that they seek to nominate and elect officials to public office.

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Definitions:

Differential-compound

Refers to a type of compound wound DC generator or motor that combines both series and shunt windings to achieve specific electrical characteristics.

Cumulative-compound

Refers to a type of DC generator where both series and shunt field windings add their magnetic fluxes to produce the total output voltage.

Shunt Field

A coil wound with small wire and having many turns designed to be connected in parallel with the armature of a DC machine.

Series Field

A winding of large wire and few turns designed to be connected in series with the armature of a DC machine.