Question

Which statement best explains how political parties are able to exert influence over U.S. public policy?

A. Party leaders set policy goals for members to prevent them from being influenced by special interests.
B. Members of a party in different government offices work together to implement their party's platform.
C. Parties discourage members from voting the same way on policies to prevent the rise of a third party.
D. Parties bring together voters with very different political beliefs to enable policy compromises.

Answer 1

B. Members of a party in different government offices work together to implement their party's platform.

Step-by-step explanation:

A political party’s platform is their formal declaration of intentions, motives, philosophy, main goals and strategies to address the political, economic and social issues of a nation. In theory, political parties are guided by their platforms, so, when members of a party are elected to enter different government offices, they work jointly to create policies in accordance with their their party's platform.