6. The primary goal of political parties is to shape public policy. However, political parties are also one of the linkage institutions that help citizens connect with the U. S. government. Write a
short essay analyzing the functions of political parties. Your essay should address the following
questions:
1. What are common ways political parties attempt to shape public policy?
2. Why is it important for parties to influence public opinion if they want to shape public
policy?
3. To what degree do you think political parties allow citizens to participate in the
democratic process? Do they give some citizens more opportunities to participate than
others? How could political parties be made more successful as linkage institutions?

the answer is a. 250 percent.

polling is a process and the outcome is not involved in the process itself.

the outcome, which is an unfavorable rating for a particular candidate is not affected by the mechanical process of polling.

it rather depends on the number of people voting in favor of the candidate.

this is an outcome of people's preferences.

1 > george s. boutwell

2 > general ulysses s. grant

3 > james a. garfeild

4 > adolph e. borie

richard milhous nixon (january 9, 1913 – april 22, 1994) was the 37th president of the united states, serving from 1969 to 1974, when he became the only president to resign (quit). he is also known for corruption and the watergate scandal which resulted in the public losing trust in him and his resignation.