Promoted by the Progressive Movement, Primary Elections

question 26

Multiple Choice

Promoted by the Progressive movement, primary elections:

• A) gave party leaders greater power over the most important task the party performs-nominating candidates
• B) were designed to restore elite control over the nominating process
• C) have been used in the U.S. ever since the Constitution was adopted
• D) took the most important power of the party organization-to nominate candidates-away from the party leaders

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Natural abilities or talents that influence an individual's capacity to learn and perform in various tasks.

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A measure of how much of the variation in a trait among individuals can be attributed to genetic differences.

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