Which of the Following Statements Best Describes the Way in Which

question 51

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements best describes the way in which political parties perform the function of balancing competing interests?

• A) The political party is usually the major institution through which the executive and legislative branches cooperate with each other.
• B) Political parties help educate the public about important political issues.
• C) Political parties take the large number of people who want to run for office and narrow the field.
• D) Political parties are essentially coalitions-alliances of individuals and groups with a variety of concerns and opinions who join together to support the party's platform, or parts of it.
• E) Political parties take care of a large number of small and routine tasks that are essential to the smooth functioning of the electoral process.

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Definitions:

Object Integration

The level of unification of an internalized relationship.

Psychodynamic

A perspective in psychology that emphasizes the systematic study of the psychological forces that underlie human behavior, feelings, and emotions and how they might relate to early experience.

Neo-analytic

Pertains to a school of thought in psychology that revises and expands upon Freudian and pre-Freudian psychoanalytic theories, emphasizing social and cultural factors more.

Repression

A defense mechanism where distressing thoughts, memories, or desires are excluded from the conscious mind.