Identify and Explain the Major Functions of Political Parties

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Essay

Identify and explain the major functions of political parties.Explain how well political parties in Texas perform these functions.Discuss what factors,if any,suggest that the parties are improving in their performance of these functions.

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Definitions:

Reliability

The consistency of a measure or test in producing stable and accurate results over multiple applications or time periods.

Validity

The extent to which a concept, conclusion, or measurement is well-founded and likely corresponds accurately to the real world.

Operationalization

Refers to the process of strictly defining variables into measurable factors in research, allowing them to be empirically and quantitatively tested.

Double-Blind

An experimental procedure in which neither the participants nor the experimenters know who is receiving a particular treatment, to prevent bias.