Part of the Myth of Party Irrelevance Is the Belief

question 82

Multiple Choice

Part of the myth of party irrelevance is the belief that:

• A) Interest groups have replaced parties.
• B) Parties are no longer able to solve the nation's problems.
• C) The national parties have become too strong and made state parties irrelevant.
• D) The president has become irrelevant to party leadership.

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Definitions:

Diffusion

In experimental design, the problem of a treatment effect spreading from group to group as people communicate.

Treatment Effect

The difference in outcomes between a group receiving an intervention and a control group in an experimental study.

Factorial Designs

Experimental designs that manipulate two or more variables at a time.

Bivariate Designs

Research designs that involve the investigation of two variables to determine their relationship or correlation with each other.