The “blue dog” democrats and the republican study committee are both caucuses. from the perspective of the political parties, what role do these groups play in the legislative process?

These groups tend to be more conservative than their respective parties, and organize to influence legislation.

c]extended voting rights to african americans

"a government in which power is divided between state and national levels". federalism is a system of government in which entities such and state and province, share power with the national government.