In the Context of American Political Parties, the Party in Government

question 7

Multiple Choice

In the context of American political parties, the party in government helps to organize the government's agenda by:

• A) coaxing and convincing its own party members in office to vote for its policies.
• B) gaining the financial support of lobbyists.
• C) supporting nonpartisan elections.
• D) electing the delegates to the national party committee.
• E) influencing the national party chairperson to take decisions in its favor.

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Definitions:

Portfolio Beta

A measure of the overall risk of a portfolio of investments, comparative to the market as a whole.

Risk-free Asset

An asset which is presumed to have a guaranteed return with no risk of financial loss.

Beta

A benchmark for the changeability, or structural risk, found in a security or an assemblage of investments measured against the overall market.

Portfolio Variance

A measure used in finance to quantify the volatility from the mean return of a portfolio, indicating the spread of its returns.